Cairo, Egypt Air Quality
As of 3:20 PMAir quality is great — a good day to be outside.
Next 24 hours
US AQIAir quality outlook
Worst hour each day- Today81Moderate
- Sun 18131Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Mon 19106Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Tue 20126Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- Wed 21131Unhealthy for sensitive groups
From our air-quality forecast models (GEOS-CF / GEFS aerosols). AQI uses the US EPA scale.
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Cairo is in Egypt at 30.06°, 31.25°. Right now it’s 28° and mostly clear; today’s high is 28° with a 0% chance of rain.
Egypt is one of the sunniest and driest countries on Earth, with much of the country receiving virtually no rainfall. The Sahara Desert dominates the landscape west of the Nile Valley, while the Eastern Desert stretches to the Red Sea coast. Cairo averages only 25mm of rain per year, and the southern city of Aswan receives less than 1mm, making it one of the driest inhabited places in the world. Temperatures in the desert interior can exceed 50°C during summer.