Egypt / Cairo / 16 August

Weather in Cairo on 16 August 2026

Preliminary outlook for 16 August 2026

A preliminary estimate based on the 2019–2025 archive: daytime around +39°C and nighttime around +24°C, average precipitation 0 mm, wind around 4 m/s, humidity around 47%.

This is a climate-based estimate, not a precise long-range forecast. It is replaced by hourly data when the date enters the forecast window.

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+31°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +25°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 6 — 8 m/s Humidity: 49%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +39°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 756 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +32°C Dew point (avg.) +17°C
Heat index (avg.) +32°C Wind chill (avg.) +31°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 91° ↑ (N)
Sunrise
06:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
19:35
Moonrise
No moonrise
Moonset
13:48
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
44%
+32°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +25°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 7 m/s Humidity: 41%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +40°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 2%
Pressure (avg.) 755 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +32°C Dew point (avg.) +15°C
Heat index (avg.) +32°C Wind chill (avg.) +32°C
Wind gusts (max.) 11 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 250° ↖ (NW)
Sunrise
06:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
19:35
Moonrise
17:18
Moonset
02:15
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
79%
+29°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +24°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 5 — 6 m/s Humidity: 53%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +37°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 9%
Pressure (avg.) 758 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +31°C Dew point (avg.) +18°C
Heat index (avg.) +31°C Wind chill (avg.) +30°C
Wind gusts (max.) 10 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 346° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
06:22
Duration
13 h 14 min
Sunset
19:36
Moonrise
06:08
Moonset
19:58
Moon phase
New Moon
Illumination
0%
+30°C
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2022 year
Nighttime: +23°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 5 m/s Humidity: 47%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +38°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 756 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +31°C Dew point (avg.) +17°C
Heat index (avg.) +31°C Wind chill (avg.) +31°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 15° ↑ (N)
Sunrise
05:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
18:35
Moonrise
21:36
Moonset
09:46
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
69%
+32°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +25°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 6 m/s Humidity: 44%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +39°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 0%
Pressure (avg.) 757 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +33°C Dew point (avg.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +33°C Wind chill (avg.) +32°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 319° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
05:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
18:35
Moonrise
13:18
Moonset
23:55
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
54%
+33°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +25°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 3 — 4 m/s Humidity: 47%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +40°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 2%
Pressure (avg.) 754 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +34°C Dew point (avg.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +34°C Wind chill (avg.) +33°C
Wind gusts (max.) 6 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 334° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
05:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
18:35
Moonrise
02:15
Moonset
16:46
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
8%
+32°C
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Nighttime: +24°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 5 m/s Humidity: 47%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +40°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 756 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +33°C Dew point (avg.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +33°C Wind chill (avg.) +32°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 83° → (E)
Sunrise
05:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
18:35
Moonrise
19:26
Moonset
05:56
Moon phase
Full Moon
Illumination
100%

Weather in Cairo on 16 August in previous years

Year Day Nighttime Average Sun UV Humidity Wind
2025 +39°C +25°C +31°C 13 h 8 49% 6 — 8 m/s
2024 +40°C +25°C +32°C 13 h 8 41% 4 — 7 m/s
2023 +37°C +24°C +29°C 13 h 7 53% 5 — 6 m/s
2022 +38°C +23°C +30°C 13 h 8 47% 4 — 5 m/s
2021 +39°C +25°C +32°C 13 h 8 44% 4 — 6 m/s
2020 +40°C +25°C +33°C 13 h 8 47% 3 — 4 m/s
2019 +40°C +24°C +32°C 13 h 8 47% 4 — 5 m/s