Giza (Cairo) Weather Records (EGE00147729)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Giza (Cairo) (EGE00147729), Egypt, with 35 years of record.

Key Facts for Giza (Cairo)

Giza (Cairo) (EGE00147729) is a weather station in Egypt at 30.03 latitude and 31.21 longitude, 28 m (92 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1923 to 1957, 35 years of record.
1,464 records set at Giza (Cairo) still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Egypt, 30.03 latitude, 31.21 longitude.
Elevation: 28 m (92 ft).
Period of record: 1923 to 1957, 35 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Giza (Cairo). The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Giza (Cairo), with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.0 C (84.2 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	38.0 C (100.4 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	44.0 C (111.2 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	46.0 C (114.8 F)	8.0 C (46.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	45.0 C (113.0 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	46.0 C (114.8 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.0 C (105.8 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	43.0 C (109.4 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	40.0 C (104.0 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	37.0 C (98.6 F)	3.0 C (37.4 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.0 C (93.2 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Giza (Cairo) still stand. 1925 holds the most, with 107.

Standing records at Giza (Cairo) by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1924	65
1925	107
1926	84
1927	42
1928	63
1929	61
1930	44
1931	73
1932	55
1933	66
1934	52
1935	47
1936	54
1937	40
1938	18
1939	44
1940	20
1944	1
1945	52
1946	48
1947	47
1948	40
1949	57
1950	39
1951	35
1952	46
1953	35
1954	28
1955	19
1956	41
1957	41

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 53.0 mm (2.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Giza (Cairo). The most was 53.0 mm (2.1 in) on 27 October 1937.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Giza (Cairo)
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	3 January 1925
Feb	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	2 February 1952
Mar	16.0 mm (0.6 in)	17 March 1947
Apr	10.0 mm (0.4 in)	17 April 1925
May	21.0 mm (0.8 in)	2 May 1946
Jun	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 June 1924
Jul	0.0 mm (0.00 in)	1 July 1924
Aug	0.1 mm (0.00 in)	22 August 1956
Sep	6.0 mm (0.24 in)	30 September 1930
Oct	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	27 October 1937
Nov	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	23 November 1947
Dec	22.0 mm (0.9 in)	6 December 1951

Period of Record Coverage

1924 to 1957

31 years of record at Giza (Cairo), 1924 to 1957. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1933, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1955, 1956.

Days with data per year at Giza (Cairo)
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1924	345	94%	Yes
1925	357	98%	Yes
1926	341	93%	Yes
1927	359	98%	Yes
1928	351	96%	Yes
1929	353	97%	Yes
1930	364	100%	Yes
1931	348	95%	Yes
1932	360	98%	Yes
1933	185	51%	No
1934	343	94%	Yes
1935	363	99%	Yes
1936	366	100%	Yes
1937	357	98%	Yes
1938	168	46%	No
1939	355	97%	Yes
1940	181	49%	No
1944	1	0%	No
1945	350	96%	Yes
1946	352	96%	Yes
1947	357	98%	Yes
1948	352	96%	Yes
1949	306	84%	No
1950	353	97%	Yes
1951	353	97%	Yes
1952	350	96%	Yes
1953	195	53%	No
1954	348	95%	Yes
1955	166	45%	No
1956	288	79%	No
1957	336	92%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1924 to 1954

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Giza (Cairo), 1924 to 1954. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.0 C (69.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1925, at 20.3 C (68.5 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 21.7 C (71.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.8 C (1.4 F).

Annual mean temperature at Giza (Cairo) as warming stripes, 1924 to 1954
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1924	20.6 C	-0.42 C
1925	20.3 C	-0.79 C
1926	20.4 C	-0.60 C
1927	20.9 C	-0.18 C
1928	21.1 C	+0.09 C
1929	20.5 C	-0.51 C
1930	21.2 C	+0.16 C
1931	21.0 C	-0.07 C
1932	20.8 C	-0.25 C
1934	21.0 C	+0.00 C
1935	21.2 C	+0.16 C
1936	21.5 C	+0.44 C
1937	21.4 C	+0.33 C
1939	21.6 C	+0.52 C
1945	20.5 C	-0.54 C
1946	21.4 C	+0.40 C
1947	21.7 C	+0.61 C
1948	20.4 C	-0.61 C
1950	21.1 C	+0.01 C
1951	21.3 C	+0.27 C
1952	21.7 C	+0.68 C
1954	21.3 C	+0.24 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1923 to 1957

Yearly extremes at Giza (Cairo): the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	46.0 C (114.8 F)	1939	43.0 C (109.4 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)	1950	1.0 C (33.8 F)	30
Wettest day (Rx1day)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	1937	7.0 mm (0.28 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	53.0 mm (2.1 in)	1937	9.0 mm (0.35 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	317 days	1935	143 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Giza (Cairo), 1923 to 1957. The record is 46.0 C (114.8 F) in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 43.0 C (109.4 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Giza (Cairo) by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1923	n/a
1924	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1925	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1926	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1927	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1928	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1929	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1930	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1931	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1933	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1934	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1935	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1936	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1937	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1938	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1939	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1940	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1944	11.2 C (52.2 F)
1945	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1946	44.0 C (111.2 F)
1947	46.0 C (114.8 F)
1948	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1949	45.0 C (113.0 F)
1950	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1951	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1952	43.0 C (109.4 F)
1953	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1954	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1955	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1956	42.0 C (107.6 F)
1957	40.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Giza (Cairo), 1923 to 1957. The record is -2.0 C (28.4 F) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 1.0 C (33.8 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Giza (Cairo) by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1923	n/a
1924	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1925	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1926	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1927	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1928	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1929	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1930	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1931	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1932	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1933	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1934	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1935	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1936	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
1937	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1938	4.0 C (39.2 F)
1939	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1940	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1944	n/a
1945	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1946	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1947	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1948	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1949	0.0 C (32.0 F)
1950	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
1951	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1952	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1953	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1954	1.0 C (33.8 F)
1955	3.0 C (37.4 F)
1956	2.0 C (35.6 F)
1957	-2.0 C (28.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Giza (Cairo), 1923 to 1957. The record is 53.0 mm (2.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 7.0 mm (0.28 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Giza (Cairo) by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1923	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1924	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1925	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1926	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1927	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1928	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1929	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1930	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1931	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1932	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
1933	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1934	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1935	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1936	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1937	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1938	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1939	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1940	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1944	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1945	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1946	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1947	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1948	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1949	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1950	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
1951	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1952	36.0 mm (1.4 in)
1953	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1954	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1955	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1956	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1957	5.0 mm (0.20 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Giza (Cairo), 1923 to 1957. The record is 53.0 mm (2.1 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 9.0 mm (0.35 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Giza (Cairo) by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1923	n/a
1924	18.0 mm (0.7 in)
1925	10.0 mm (0.4 in)
1926	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1927	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1928	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1929	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1930	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1931	8.0 mm (0.31 in)
1932	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1933	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1934	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1935	2.0 mm (0.08 in)
1936	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1937	53.0 mm (2.1 in)
1938	3.0 mm (0.12 in)
1939	9.0 mm (0.35 in)
1940	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1944	n/a
1945	13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1946	21.0 mm (0.8 in)
1947	19.0 mm (0.7 in)
1948	12.0 mm (0.5 in)
1949	1.8 mm (0.07 in)
1950	4.0 mm (0.16 in)
1951	22.0 mm (0.9 in)
1952	38.0 mm (1.5 in)
1953	4.4 mm (0.17 in)
1954	11.0 mm (0.4 in)
1955	7.0 mm (0.28 in)
1956	6.0 mm (0.24 in)
1957	12.0 mm (0.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Giza (Cairo), 1923 to 1957. The record is 317 days in 1935, marked on the chart; the median year is 143 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Giza (Cairo) by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1923	1 day
1924	256 days
1925	124 days
1926	87 days
1927	179 days
1928	143 days
1929	87 days
1930	159 days
1931	102 days
1932	269 days
1933	152 days
1934	267 days
1935	317 days
1936	293 days
1937	195 days
1938	130 days
1939	212 days
1940	77 days
1944	n/a
1945	136 days
1946	209 days
1947	167 days
1948	206 days
1949	143 days
1950	233 days
1951	171 days
1952	122 days
1953	102 days
1954	123 days
1955	55 days
1956	139 days
1957	73 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).