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March Weather in Cairo Egypt

Daily high temperatures increase by 7°F, from 72°F to 79°F, rarely falling below 64°F or exceeding 90°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 4°F, from 54°F to 58°F, rarely falling below 48°F or exceeding 64°F.

For reference, on August 1, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cairo typically range from 76°F to 96°F, while on January 20, the coldest day of the year, they range from 50°F to 67°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in March in Cairo

Average High and Low Temperature in March in CairoMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313145°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°F80°F80°F85°F85°F90°F90°F95°F95°F100°F100°FFebAprMar 172°FMar 172°F54°F54°FMar 3179°FMar 3179°F58°F58°FMar 1174°FMar 1174°F55°F55°FMar 2176°FMar 2176°F56°F56°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on March. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in March in Cairo

Average Hourly Temperature in March in CairoMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprcoldcoolcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of March in Cairo experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 19% throughout the month. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 18% on March 26.

The clearest day of the month is March 26, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 82% of the time.

For reference, on December 10, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 28%, while on June 26, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 100%.

Cloud Cover Categories in March in Cairo

Cloud Cover Categories in March in CairoMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebAprDec 1072%Dec 1072%Mar 179%Mar 179%Mar 3182%Mar 3182%Mar 1180%Mar 1180%Mar 2181%Mar 2181%clearmostly clearpartly cloudyovercastmostly cloudy
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. In Cairo, the chance of a wet day over the course of March is essentially constant, remaining around 2% throughout.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 3% on January 16, and its lowest chance is -0% on July 15.

Probability of Precipitation in March in Cairo

Probability of Precipitation in March in CairoMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0%0.0%0.5%0.5%1.0%1.0%1.5%1.5%2.0%2.0%2.5%2.5%3.0%3.0%3.5%3.5%FebAprMar 13%Mar 13%Mar 312%Mar 312%Mar 113%Mar 113%Mar 213%Mar 213%rain
The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during March in Cairo is essentially constant, remaining about 0.2 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.4 inches.

The highest average 31-day accumulation is 0.2 inches on March 11.

Average Monthly Rainfall in March in Cairo

The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of March in Cairo, the length of the day is increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 55 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 1 minute, 49 seconds, and weekly increase of 12 minutes, 44 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is March 1, with 11 hours, 34 minutes of daylight and the longest day is March 31, with 12 hours, 28 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in Cairo

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in March in CairoMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrFebAprMar 2012 hr, 6 minMar 2012 hr, 6 minnightnightdaydayMar 111 hr, 34 minMar 111 hr, 34 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month in Cairo is 6:20 AM on March 1 and the earliest sunrise is 35 minutes earlier at 5:45 AM on March 31.

The earliest sunset is 5:54 PM on March 1 and the latest sunset is 19 minutes later at 6:13 PM on March 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Cairo during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during March, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:54 AM and sets 14 hours, 5 minutes later, at 7:59 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:46 AM and sets 10 hours, 13 minutes later, at 4:59 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in Cairo

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight and Daylight Saving Time in March in CairoMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM2 AM4 AM6 AM8 AM10 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM6 PM8 PM10 PM12 AMFebApr5:45 AM5:45 AMMar 316:13 PMMar 316:13 PM6:20 AM6:20 AMMar 15:54 PMMar 15:54 PM6:09 AM6:09 AMMar 116:00 PMMar 116:00 PM5:57 AM5:57 AMMar 216:07 PMMar 216:07 PMSolarMidnightSolarMidnightSolarNoonSunriseSunset
The solar day over the course of March. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in Cairo

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in March in CairoMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMFebApr001010202030304040506000101020203030404050
northeastsouthwest
Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of March 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for March 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in Cairo

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in March in CairoMar112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMFebAprFeb 101:00 AMFeb 101:00 AMFeb 242:31 PMFeb 242:31 PMMar 1011:01 AMMar 1011:01 AMMar 259:01 AMMar 259:01 AMApr 88:22 PMApr 88:22 PMApr 241:50 AMApr 241:50 AM7:10 AM7:10 AM6:20 PM6:20 PM5:50 PM5:50 PM7:01 AM7:01 AM6:15 AM6:15 AM6:15 PM6:15 PM5:32 PM5:32 PM5:56 AM5:56 AM5:16 AM5:16 AM6:08 PM6:08 PM6:07 PM6:07 PM5:20 AM5:20 AM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
Mar 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
75%-9:15 AMWSW11:18 PMESE3:47 AMS247,724 mi
2
66%-9:51 AMWSW-4:34 AMS245,089 mi
3
50%12:19 AMESE10:32 AMWSW-5:25 AMS241,888 mi
4
44%1:21 AMESE11:22 AMWSW-6:21 AMS238,229 mi
5
33%2:23 AMESE12:21 PMWSW-7:22 AMS234,303 mi
6
23%3:21 AMESE1:27 PMWSW-8:24 AMS230,392 mi
7
13%4:13 AMESE2:38 PMWSW-9:26 AMS226,846 mi
8
6%4:59 AMESE3:51 PMWSW-10:25 AMS224,032 mi
9
1%5:39 AMESE5:04 PMWSW-11:21 AMS222,270 mi
10
0%6:15 AME6:15 PMW-12:14 PMS221,774 mi
11
2%6:49 AME7:24 PMW-1:05 PMS222,604 mi
12
7%7:23 AME8:33 PMWNW-1:55 PMS224,658 mi
13
14%7:58 AMENE9:42 PMWNW-2:47 PMS227,694 mi
14
23%8:36 AMENE10:51 PMWNW-3:40 PMS231,383 mi
15
34%9:18 AMENE11:58 PMWNW-4:35 PMS235,365 mi
16
45%10:05 AMENE--5:32 PMS239,306 mi
17
50%-1:01 AMWNW10:58 AMENE6:28 PMS242,933 mi
18
66%-1:58 AMWNW11:55 AMENE7:22 PMS246,055 mi
19
75%-2:47 AMWNW12:53 PMENE8:14 PMS248,565 mi
20
83%-3:29 AMWNW1:52 PMENE9:02 PMS250,427 mi
21
90%-4:05 AMWNW2:49 PMENE9:46 PMS251,660 mi
22
95%-4:37 AMWNW3:45 PMENE10:27 PMS252,312 mi
23
98%-5:05 AMWNW4:39 PME11:07 PMS252,449 mi
24
100%-5:31 AMW5:32 PME11:45 PMS252,129 mi
25
100%-5:56 AMW6:25 PME--
26
100%-6:21 AMW7:18 PME12:24 AMS251,396 mi
27
97%-6:48 AMWSW8:14 PMESE1:04 AMS250,276 mi
28
93%-7:18 AMWSW9:11 PMESE1:46 AMS248,770 mi
29
88%-7:51 AMWSW10:11 PMESE2:31 AMS246,870 mi
30
80%-8:30 AMWSW11:13 PMESE3:20 AMS244,566 mi
31
71%-9:16 AMWSW-4:14 AMS241,862 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Cairo is essentially constant during March, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on August 15, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 65% of the time, while on January 1, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in Cairo

Humidity Comfort Levels in March in CairoMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%FebAprMar 10%Mar 10%Mar 310%Mar 310%Mar 110%Mar 110%Mar 210%Mar 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydry
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Cairo is essentially constant during March, remaining within 0.2 miles per hour of 9.1 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on June 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.1 miles per hour, while on January 5, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.9 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in March in Cairo

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction in Cairo throughout March is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 43% on March 30.

Wind Direction in March in Cairo

Wind Direction in March in CairoWNMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%FebAprwesteastnorthsouth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

Temperatures in Cairo are sufficiently warm year round that it is not entirely meaningful to discuss the growing season in these terms. We nevertheless include the chart below as an illustration of the distribution of temperatures experienced throughout the year.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in Cairo

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in March in CairoMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%FebApr100%Mar 16100%Mar 16coldcoolcomfortablewarmhot
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Cairo are rapidly increasing during March, increasing by 452°F, from 576°F to 1,029°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in March in Cairo

Growing Degree Days in March in CairoMar1122334455667788991010111112121313141415151616171718181919202021212222232324242525262627272828292930303131500°F500°F600°F600°F700°F700°F800°F800°F900°F900°F1,000°F1,000°F1,100°F1,100°F1,200°F1,200°FFebAprMar 1576°FMar 1576°FMar 311,029°FMar 311,029°FMar 11708°FMar 11708°FMar 21859°FMar 21859°F
The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of March, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Cairo is increasing during March, rising by 1.3 kWh, from 5.4 kWh to 6.7 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in Cairo

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in March in CairoMar11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhFebAprMar 15.4 kWhMar 15.4 kWhMar 316.7 kWhMar 316.7 kWhMar 115.8 kWhMar 115.8 kWhMar 216.2 kWhMar 216.2 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cairo are 30.063 deg latitude, 31.250 deg longitude, and 75 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cairo contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 187 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 94 feet. Within 10 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (896 feet). Within 50 miles contains very significant variations in elevation (2,625 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cairo is covered by artificial surfaces (96%), within 10 miles by artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (34%), and within 50 miles by bare soil (60%) and cropland (33%).

This report illustrates the typical weather in Cairo, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

There are 2 weather stations near enough to contribute to our estimation of the temperature and dew point in Cairo.

For each station, the records are corrected for the elevation difference between that station and Cairo according to the International Standard Atmosphere , and by the relative change present in the MERRA-2 satellite-era reanalysis between the two locations.

The estimated value at Cairo is computed as the weighted average of the individual contributions from each station, with weights proportional to the inverse of the distance between Cairo and a given station.

The stations contributing to this reconstruction are:

To get a sense of how much these sources agree with each other, you can view a comparison of Cairo and the stations that contribute to our estimates of its temperature history and climate. Please note that each source's contribution is adjusted for elevation and the relative change present in the MERRA-2 data.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

Maps are © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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