When should you visit each — and when are both ideal?
Climate Overview
Cairo (Egypt) has a arid climate; Istanbul (Turkey · Istanbul) is classified as temperate. Cairo's warmest month is July (37.9°C avg high); Istanbul peaks in August (29.2°C avg high).
Monthly Breakdown
Egypt
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Sun |
|---|
| JAN | 19.4° | 8.6° | 4mm | 9.3h |
| FEB | 21.4° | 9.4° | 7mm | 9.4h |
| MAR | 25.1° | 12° | 8mm | 10.8h |
| APR | 29.8° | 14.8° | 2mm | 11.5h |
| MAY | 34.2° | 18.8° | 0mm | 12.4h |
| JUN | 36.6° | 21.3° | 0mm | 13.6h |
| JUL | 37.9° | 22.7° | 0mm | 13.5h |
| AUG | 37.7° | 23.4° | 0mm | 12.2h |
| SEP | 35.8° | 22.1° | 0mm | 11.7h |
| OCT | 31.4° | 19.1° | 3mm | 10.6h |
| NOV | 26.4° | 14.9° | 3mm | 9.7h |
| DEC | 21.8° | 11.1° | 5mm | 9.1h |
Turkey · Istanbul
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Sun |
|---|
| JAN | 9.2° | 4.3° | 103mm | 5.6h |
| FEB | 10.3° | 4.9° | 75mm | 6.9h |
| MAR | 11.9° | 5.8° | 77mm | 7.9h |
| APR | 16.1° | 8.7° | 53mm | 10.3h |
| MAY | 20.9° | 13.8° | 51mm | 11.9h |
| JUN | 25.4° | 18.4° | 46mm | 12.9h |
| JUL | 28.7° | 21.2° | 24mm | 13.6h |
| AUG | 29.2° | 22.3° | 17mm | 12.6h |
| SEP | 25.4° | 18.9° | 50mm | 10.9h |
| OCT | 20° | 14.5° | 61mm | 8.2h |
| NOV | 16° | 10.8° | 83mm | 7.0h |
| DEC | 11.5° | 6.8° | 86mm | 5.5h |