Egypt / Cairo / 17 August

Weather in Cairo on 17 August 2026

Preliminary outlook for 17 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 46%.

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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+30°C
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — latest year: 2025
Nighttime: +25°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 5 — 8 m/s Humidity: 47%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +38°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 757 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +30°C Dew point (avg.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +30°C Wind chill (avg.) +30°C
Wind gusts (max.) 10 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 264° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
06:23
Duration
13 h 11 min
Sunset
19:34
Moonrise
00:08
Moonset
14:57
Moon phase
Last Quarter
Illumination
37%
+32°C
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2024 year
Nighttime: +26°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 5 — 7 m/s Humidity: 40%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +41°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 754 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +33°C Dew point (avg.) +15°C
Heat index (avg.) +33°C Wind chill (avg.) +33°C
Wind gusts (max.) 11 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 311° ← (WNW)
Sunrise
06:23
Duration
13 h 11 min
Sunset
19:34
Moonrise
18:11
Moonset
03:19
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%
+29°C
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2023 year
Nighttime: +23°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 5 m/s Humidity: 50%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +37°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 7 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.) +18°C
Heat index (avg.) +32°C Wind chill (avg.) +30°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 350° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
06:23
Duration
13 h 12 min
Sunset
19:35
Moonrise
07:04
Moonset
20:26
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
Illumination
1%
+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: 49%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +38°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 6%
Pressure (avg.) 755 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.) +30°C
Wind gusts (max.) 8 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 97° ↑ (N)
Sunrise
05:24
Duration
13 h 10 min
Sunset
18:34
Moonrise
22:07
Moonset
10:45
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
Illumination
61%
+31°C
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2021 year
Nighttime: +24°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 4 m/s Humidity: 43%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +38°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 0%
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.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +31°C Wind chill (avg.) +31°C
Wind gusts (max.) 9 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 145° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
05:24
Duration
13 h 10 min
Sunset
18:34
Moonrise
14:25
Moonset
No moonset
Moon phase
First Quarter
Illumination
61%
+32°C
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2020 year
Nighttime: +24°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 4 — 6 m/s Humidity: 45%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +40°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 8 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 755 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.) 11 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 340° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
05:24
Duration
13 h 10 min
Sunset
18:34
Moonrise
03:15
Moonset
17:38
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
Illumination
1%
+30°C
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Clear/Sunny
Weather archive — for 2019 year
Nighttime: +23°C Precipitation: 0 mm Wind: 5 — 7 m/s Humidity: 48%
MetricValue MetricValue
Day temperature (max.) +38°C Sun hours 13 h
UV index 7 Cloud cover (avg.) 1%
Pressure (avg.) 757 mmHg Snow (total for the day) 0 cm
Visibility (avg.) 10 km Sea temperature
Feels like (avg.) +31°C Dew point (avg.) +16°C
Heat index (avg.) +31°C Wind chill (avg.) +31°C
Wind gusts (max.) 10 m/s Wind direction (avg.) 207° ↖ (NNW)
Sunrise
05:23
Duration
13 h 11 min
Sunset
18:34
Moonrise
19:59
Moonset
06:49
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
Illumination
86%

Weather in Cairo on 17 August in previous years

Year Day Nighttime Average Sun UV Humidity Wind
2025 +38°C +25°C +30°C 13 h 8 47% 5 — 8 m/s
2024 +41°C +26°C +32°C 13 h 8 40% 5 — 7 m/s
2023 +37°C +23°C +29°C 13 h 7 50% 4 — 5 m/s
2022 +38°C +23°C +30°C 13 h 7 49% 4 — 5 m/s
2021 +38°C +24°C +31°C 13 h 8 43% 4 — 4 m/s
2020 +40°C +24°C +32°C 13 h 8 45% 4 — 6 m/s
2019 +38°C +23°C +30°C 13 h 7 48% 5 — 7 m/s