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.
+31°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Metric | Value | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|
|
+31°C | 13 h | 8 | 49% | 6 — 8 m/s |
| 2024 |
|
|
+32°C | 13 h | 8 | 41% | 4 — 7 m/s |
| 2023 |
|
|
+29°C | 13 h | 7 | 53% | 5 — 6 m/s |
| 2022 |
|
|
+30°C | 13 h | 8 | 47% | 4 — 5 m/s |
| 2021 |
|
|
+32°C | 13 h | 8 | 44% | 4 — 6 m/s |
| 2020 |
|
|
+33°C | 13 h | 8 | 47% | 3 — 4 m/s |
| 2019 |
|
|
+32°C | 13 h | 8 | 47% | 4 — 5 m/s |