Cairo · Egypt
September
Heat persists but fading — early September is still brutal, late September offers the first relief.
Strong option
#7 of 12 months
There are better months for Cairo — see the full ranking below.
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High
35.9°C
Low
22.6°C
Rain
0mm
Sun
11hrs/day
30-year climate normals · Open Meteo ERA5
How September scores in Cairo
Weather
Average
Value
Excellent
Crowds
Excellent
Events
Average
Atmosphere
Good
What you gain in September
- ↑Late September (from roughly the 20th onwards) sees temperatures begin to fall toward 32–33°C, making the early morning and late afternoon windows at the Pyramids increasingly manageable. The transformation is not dramatic in September but the direction is clear and the first genuinely pleasant sightseeing days return.
- ↑Tourism remains low in September — hotel prices are at their second-lowest annual levels and the great sites are still quiet relative to the October–April peak. Early movers who arrive in late September get the best of both worlds: improving temperatures and pre-peak quiet.
What you sacrifice
- ↓Early September (1st–20th) is effectively still summer. Daily highs of 35–38°C make this a heat-management exercise identical to July and August, with only the evenings beginning to cool meaningfully. Most independent travellers should target the final ten days of September rather than the first.
- ↓September nights are warm (22–23°C) in a way that can make sleep uncomfortable without effective air conditioning. Budget accommodation with unreliable A/C can be genuinely unpleasant.
How September compares to November (best month)
| Factor | September | November ★ |
|---|---|---|
| Weather | 4 | 10 |
| Value | 8 | 5 |
| Crowds | 8 | 5 |
September in other destinations
Lisbon (24.6°C)Barcelona (25.5°C)Tokyo (28.1°C)Bali (30.4°C)Santorini (24.1°C)Paris (21.6°C)New York (23.9°C)Marrakech (31.6°C)Amsterdam (18.8°C)Maldives (30.2°C)Rome (26.5°C)Bangkok (31°C)Istanbul (24.2°C)Vienna (22.1°C)Seoul (25.1°C)Dubrovnik (24.9°C)Rio de Janeiro (27.3°C)Kyoto (28.6°C)Phuket (31°C)Cape Town (19°C)Prague (21°C)Amalfi Coast (27°C)Mexico City (22°C)Medellín (28°C)Fiji (27°C)London (20°C)Sydney (20°C)Iceland (10°C)Tulum (32°C)Dubai (39°C)Singapore (32°C)Hoi An (31°C)Chiang Mai (31°C)Miami (32.8°C)Florence (26.3°C)Queenstown (12.5°C)Madrid (28.7°C)Porto (25°C)Edinburgh (16°C)Copenhagen (18°C)Budapest (23°C)Kraków (19°C)Tbilisi (26°C)Palawan (30°C)Hanoi (31°C)Osaka (29°C)Goa (30°C)Cusco (20°C)Buenos Aires (18°C)Mykonos (27°C)Zanzibar (27°C)Sri Lanka (30°C)Costa Rica (24°C)Cancun (31°C)Krabi (31°C)Athens (29°C)Seville (31°C)Cartagena (31°C)Siem Reap (31°C)Havana (31°C)Split (26°C)Taipei (31°C)Kuala Lumpur (32°C)Valletta (29°C)Ho Chi Minh City (32°C)Hawaii (31°C)Cappadocia (27°C)Dominican Republic (31°C)Jamaica (32°C)Tanzania (25°C)Seychelles (27°C)Nepal (26°C)Jordan (32°C)Azores (25°C)Bora Bora (27°C)Los Angeles (28.1°C)Kenya (25.3°C)Jaipur (32.1°C)Las Vegas (36.2°C)San Francisco (20.8°C)Madeira (26.5°C)Vancouver (19.2°C)Muscat (38.1°C)Lima (17.8°C)Cinque Terre (25°C)Kotor (27°C)Tel Aviv (30°C)Santiago (18°C)Bogotá (18°C)Bruges (19.2°C)Penang (31.8°C)Lombok (31°C)Cape Verde (29.2°C)Fez (32.8°C)Kerala (30°C)Kigali (27°C)Hong Kong (29°C)Oslo (18°C)Auckland (16°C)
Climate data: 30-year normals (1991–2020) from Open Meteo ERA5 reanalysis. Scores compare months within Cairo, not across destinations. Methodology →