Egypt
Cairo
Cairo is one of the 27 regions of Egypt; its largest place is Cairo.
Best timeFeb · Nov–Dec
Best weather in OctoberNew Cairo 84
October: highs28° – 31°
Rain this month, on average1mm
Mean of its 11 best-known places. Best: Feb · Nov–Dec.
Cairo at a glance
The atlas follows 60 places here month by month, with 0 mountains and 38 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are February, November and December.
When to go to Cairo
The best places of every month here, and the average climate of the best-known ones.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 90 | 93 | 91 | 83 | 69 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 77 | 96 | 95 |
| High | 19° | 20° | 24° | 28° | 32° | 35° | 35° | 35° | 34° | 30° | 25° | 20° |
| Low | 10° | 11° | 13° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 23° | 24° | 22° | 20° | 15° | 11° |
| Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Places in Cairo
The best-known places with their score this month; every town and village is in the A to Z list below.
75OctoberCairo
9.8M people
31° / 20°1 mm
84OctoberNew Cairo
1.5M people
29° / 18°1 mm
76OctoberEl-Marg
862k people
30° / 20°1 mm
75OctoberTura
248k people
31° / 20°1 mm
74October
Helwan
619k people
31° / 20°1 mm
75OctoberAl Ma‘şarah al Maḩaţţah
289k people
31° / 20°1 mm
84OctoberThe New Capital
30k people
28° / 18°1 mm
75October
El Tebbin
78k people
31° / 20°1 mm
More towns and villages of Cairo · 60
‘Arab al Ma‘‘āzah‘Arab aş Şaff‘Arab ash Shaykh Zāyid‘Ezbet el-Auqât‘Ezbet el-Insha‘Ezbet Sâini Tutûngi`Ābdīn43,566Al Amīrīyah164,750Al AzbakīyahAl BirkahAl FārūqīyahAl ḨişārAl Ikhşāş al QiblīyahAl JazīrahAl Jazīrah ash Shaqrā’Al Ma‘ādīAl Ma‘şarahAl Ma‘şarah al Maḩaţţah288,880Al MinyāAl WailiAl WidyAs SabtīyahAsh Shawbak ash SharqAsh Shaykh ‘UthmānAthar an NabīAz ZahwīyīnBadr32,940Burg el-ḤudûdCairo9,801,536El Shorouk91,899El Tebbin77,803El-Ga‘farîyaEl-Marg862,341Ghammāzah al KubráHelwan619,293Kafr Abû SîrKafr ash Sharā‘inahKafr ash Shurafā’ ash SharqīKafr az Zahrā’Kafr FârouqîKafr QandīlKafr Ţarkhān ash SharqīMa‘ādī al KhabīrīMaadi CornishMadīnat al AmalMadīnat al HāykstibMadinatyMinyat as SīrijNazlat SallāmNazlat Tall al ḨişnNew Cairo1,500,000Qaryah Raqm Sab‘ahQaryah Raqm WāḩidSakan ‘Arab al ḨuwayţātSakanāt ‘Arab al ḨişārtestingThe New Capital30,000Tura247,819Ţurá al AsmantŢurá al Ḩajjārah
Cairo from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
OctoberMonth scores for Cairo
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Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Photo: Kareem Tarek Hussein · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Nature in Cairo
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals of Egypt seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
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Outdoors in Cairo
Culture in Cairo
Aqsunqur MosqueBuilt 1347 · Islamic
Mosque of Ibn TulunBuilt 879 · Islamic
Al-Azhar MosqueBuilt 971 · Islamic
Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan HassanBuilt 1363 · Islamic
Bab ZuweilaBuilt 1092 · Fatimid
Madrassa of Al-Nasir MuhammadBuilt 1303 · Mamluk
Museum
Beshtak Palace
Museum
Child MuseumBuilt 1985The festival year
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What's on in Cairo
Getting to Cairo
Cairo International AirportCAI · Cairo
15 kmSphinx International AirportSPX · Cairo
34 kmCapital International AirportCCE · Cairo
57 kmمحطة رمسيسCairo
0.4 kmالنرجسNew Cairo
1.1 km23 يوليوEl-Marg
1.5 kmالحوامديةTura
4.9 kmTowns in Cairo from A to Z
The 11 main places; every village is listed on its district's page.