Cairo vs Alexandria: which is sunnier?
🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇪🇬 Egypt · 187 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Alexandria is the sunnier overall: about 3,737 hours of sunshine a year to Cairo's 3,501. Alexandria has the higher Sunshine Score in 5 of 12 months, Cairo in 2 (5 within 2 points).
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
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At a glance
| Cairo | Alexandria | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,501 | 3,737 |
| Sunniest month | February (99/100) | May (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 94/100 | 91/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 40/100 | 93/100 |
| Rain / year | 60 mm | 105 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Cairo vs Alexandria month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairo | Alexandria | Cairo | Alexandria | Cairo | Alexandria | |
| January | 82 | 80 | 18° | 18° | 8 | 23 |
| February | 99 | 89 | 21° | 19° | 7 | 16 |
| March | 99 | 98 | 25° | 22° | 7 | 9 |
| April | 98 | 97 | 29° | 25° | 9 | 14 |
| May | 80 | 100 | 34° | 29° | 0 | 1 |
| June | 50 | 100 | 37° | 32° | 0 | 1 |
| July | 30 | 90 | 39° | 33° | 0 | 1 |
| August | 40 | 90 | 38° | 33° | 0 | 0 |
| September | 70 | 100 | 35° | 32° | 0 | 0 |
| October | 99 | 99 | 31° | 28° | 5 | 7 |
| November | 97 | 98 | 25° | 24° | 17 | 13 |
| December | 99 | 96 | 20° | 20° | 7 | 20 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb Cairo · Mar even · Apr even · May Alexandria · Jun Alexandria · Jul Alexandria · Aug Alexandria · Sep Alexandria · Oct even · Nov even · Dec Cairo.
When to pick which
- November–February: Cairo (average score 94/100 vs 91). Daytime highs are similar (21°C vs 20°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Alexandria (average score 98/100 vs 92). Cairo is the warmer, around 29°C daytime highs vs 25°C.
- June–August: Alexandria (average score 93/100 vs 40). Cairo is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 33°C.
- September–October: Alexandria (average score 100/100 vs 85). Cairo is the warmer, around 33°C daytime highs vs 30°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Cairo weather by month · Alexandria weather by month · Best time to visit Egypt.
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