Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in Egypt in May
In May, average daytime highs across the 107 cities listed in Egypt range from 25.7°C in Damietta to 39.1°C in Aswān. Monthly rainfall ranges from under 1 mm in Samālūţ to 2.2 mm in Arīsh.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
May in Egypt
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | 33.0°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Alexandria | 25.8°C17.5°C | 17.5°C | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Giza | 33.1°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Shubrā al Khaymah | 32.9°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Port Said | 26.6°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Suez | 32.6°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Al Mansurah | 32.1°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Al Maḩallah al Kubrá | 32.0°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Tanta | 32.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Assiut | 36.0°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Fayyum | 34.0°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Khuşūş | 32.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Esna | 37.8°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Zagazig | 32.9°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Ismailia | 31.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Luxor | 38.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Kom Ombo | 39.0°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Aswān | 39.1°C23.7°C | 23.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 6th of October City | 32.6°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Damanhur | 30.9°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| New Cairo | 31.4°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Damietta | 25.7°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Rosetta | 26.1°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Minya | 34.3°C19.6°C | 19.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Banī Suwayf | 34.0°C18.9°C | 18.9°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Shibīn al Kawm | 32.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Sohag | 36.9°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Qina | 38.1°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Al ‘Āshir min Ramaḑān | 31.8°C16.2°C | 16.2°C | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Ḩalwān | 33.4°C17.7°C | 17.7°C | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Mallawī | 35.2°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Hurghada | 30.6°C23.0°C | 23.0°C | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Arīsh | 27.4°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 2.2 | 0.5 |
| Kafr ash Shaykh | 31.2°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Bilbeis | 32.7°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Banhā | 32.9°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Idkū | 27.5°C17.6°C | 17.6°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Marsá Maţrūḩ | 26.3°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| Al Maţarīyah | 27.0°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Qalyub | 32.9°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Al Ḩawāmidīyah | 33.1°C17.8°C | 17.8°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Abū Kabīr | 32.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Mīt Ghamr | 32.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Girga | 37.4°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Disūq | 30.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Samālūţ | 34.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al-'Ubūr | 32.4°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Kirdāsah | 32.8°C17.1°C | 17.1°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Bilqās | 30.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Ţahţā | 36.5°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Sinnūris | 34.1°C18.5°C | 18.5°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Kafr ad Dawwār | 28.2°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Al Manzalah | 27.9°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Munūf | 32.7°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Ashmūn | 32.6°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| As Sinbillāwayn | 32.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Maghāghah | 34.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Manfalūţ | 35.6°C20.3°C | 20.3°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Fāqūs | 32.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Banī Mazār | 34.3°C19.4°C | 19.4°C | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Al Fashn | 34.3°C19.0°C | 19.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ţalkhā | 31.7°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Abnūb | 35.6°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Zefta | 32.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Abū Tīj | 35.9°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Dayrūţ | 35.3°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ţimā | 36.2°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Dikirnis | 31.3°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Al Qūşīyah | 35.4°C20.2°C | 20.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Minyā al Qamḩ | 33.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Ash-Shaykh Zāyid | 32.1°C16.1°C | 16.1°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Bibā | 34.2°C18.8°C | 18.8°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Al Qurayn | 32.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Awsīm | 32.8°C17.2°C | 17.2°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Fuwwah | 29.3°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| El Shorouk | 31.7°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Al Minshāh | 37.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Al Badrashayn | 33.1°C17.4°C | 17.4°C | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Abū Qurqāş | 34.9°C20.0°C | 20.0°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Biyalā | 30.8°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Ibshawāy | 34.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Qūş | 38.3°C21.6°C | 21.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Qanāţir al Khayrīyah | 32.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Kafr az Zayyāt | 31.9°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Al Khārjah | 35.8°C20.4°C | 20.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al-Khārijah | 36.2°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Ḩawsh ‘Īsá | 30.6°C16.0°C | 16.0°C | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Maţāy | 34.1°C19.3°C | 19.3°C | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Al Khānkah | 32.6°C17.3°C | 17.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Diyarb Najm | 32.5°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Edfu | 38.8°C23.4°C | 23.4°C | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Armant | 38.0°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Sirs al Layyānah | 32.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Ītāy al Bārūd | 31.6°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Juhaynah | 36.4°C20.9°C | 20.9°C | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Shirbīn | 30.5°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| Ash Shuhadā’ | 32.6°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Mashtūl as Sūq | 32.9°C16.8°C | 16.8°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Basyūn | 31.8°C16.4°C | 16.4°C | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Hihyā | 32.7°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| Iţsā | 34.0°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Shibīn al Qanāţir | 32.9°C16.9°C | 16.9°C | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Ţāmiyah | 33.8°C18.4°C | 18.4°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Talā | 32.3°C16.5°C | 16.5°C | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Madīnat as Sādāt | 31.8°C15.7°C | 15.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Farshūţ | 37.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Al Ghanāyim | 35.9°C20.5°C | 20.5°C | 0.1 | 0.0 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.