Cairo (Egypt) vs Dubai (United Arab Emirates): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Cairo 2013–2023 · Dubai 2013–2023

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Cairo (Egypt) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Cairo
August · 30.54 °C
Dubai
July · 35.93 °C

Coolest month

Cairo
January · 14.04 °C
Dubai
January · 18.89 °C

Driest month

Cairo
June, July, August, September · 0.00 mm/day
Dubai
June · 0.00 mm/day

Sunniest month

Cairo
June · 12.77 hours/day
Dubai
June · 12.22 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 4.47 °C (September); the largest is 5.63 °C (July).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 16.49 °C in Cairo (Egypt) and 17.03 °C in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Cairo (Egypt) has a higher daily rainfall average in 2 months and Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in 8; 2 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Cairo (Egypt) has more average sunshine hours per day in 7 months and Dubai (United Arab Emirates) in 5; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Dubai (United Arab Emirates) minus Cairo (Egypt)

Temperature °C

Month Cairo Dubai +/-
Jan 14.04 18.89 +4.85
Feb 15.42 20.24 +4.82
Mar 18.63 23.34 +4.71
Apr 22.21 27.48 +5.27
May 26.64 31.24 +4.60
Jun 29.09 33.89 +4.80
Jul 30.30 35.93 +5.63
Aug 30.54 35.69 +5.15
Sep 28.72 33.20 +4.47
Oct 24.93 29.66 +4.73
Nov 20.64 25.21 +4.57
Dec 16.19 21.14 +4.95
Annual mean 23.11 27.99 +4.88

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Cairo Dubai +/-
Jan 8.95 9.16 +0.21
Feb 9.27 9.76 +0.49
Mar 10.30 10.34 +0.04
Apr 11.47 10.87 −0.60
May 11.98 11.94 −0.04
Jun 12.77 12.22 −0.55
Jul 12.59 11.47 −1.13
Aug 12.01 11.17 −0.84
Sep 11.33 11.01 −0.32
Oct 10.25 10.21 −0.04
Nov 9.18 9.79 +0.61
Dec 8.64 9.35 +0.72
Annual mean 10.73 10.61 −0.12

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Cairo Dubai +/-
Jan 0.19 0.84 +0.65
Feb 0.21 0.20 −0.01
Mar 0.24 0.37 +0.12
Apr 0.06 0.13 +0.06
May 0.01 0.01 −0.01
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.07 +0.07
Aug 0.00 0.03 +0.03
Sep 0.00 0.02 +0.01
Oct 0.08 0.06 −0.02
Nov 0.09 0.21 +0.12
Dec 0.19 0.23 +0.05
Annual mean 0.09 0.18 +0.09

Snow (mm)

Month Cairo Dubai +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00