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Jorge Láscar from Melbourne, Australia · CC BY 2.0

Cairo

Egypt · CAI

Pyramids at the city edge and a museum of everything.

About

Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c. 6000 years ago, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are today within the city.

Source: Wikipedia — Cairo (CC BY-SA)

Known for

  • historical · world class
  • sightseeing · world class
  • affordability · excellent
  • architecture · excellent
  • dining · good
  • family friendly · good

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Weather through the year

  • Jan68°F1d wet
  • Feb70°F2d wet
  • Mar78°F1d wet
  • Apr87°F1d wet
  • May94°F0d wet
  • Jun99°F0d wet
  • Jul101°F0d wet
  • Aug101°F0d wet
  • Sep97°F0d wet
  • Oct89°F1d wet
  • Nov80°F1d wet
  • Dec71°F1d wet

Monthly averages from long-run climate normals. Bars compare months here, not places.

Things to do

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Plan the trip

Fly into Cairo International Airport (CAI), about 11 mi away.

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