Cairo, Egypt Air Quality

As of 3:20 PM
Air quality index45Good

Air quality is great — a good day to be outside.

Next 24 hours

US AQI
  1. 45Now
  2. 45
  3. 44
  4. 436 PM
  5. 41
  6. 52
  7. 639 PM
  8. 75
  9. 79
  10. 8412 AM
  11. 88
  12. 101
  13. 1143 AM
  14. 128
  15. 129
  16. 1306 AM
  17. 131
  18. 111
  19. 909 AM
  20. 69
  21. 62
  22. 5612 PM
  23. 49
  24. 58

Air 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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About Cairo weather

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.

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