Cairo in October
The season restarts as temperatures fall below 32°C; crowds at Giza climb week by week.
Is October a good time to visit Cairo?
October is a middling month in Cairo — crowds around 70/100. Not the worst, but June is noticeably calmer.
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What’s on in October
- Armed Forces Day (6 October)
Best days in October
Weekdays are almost always calmer than weekends.
Tue is normally the calmest day of the week.
Best hours in October
The daily rhythm, hour by hour.
The 9:00 AM window is usually the calmest of the day.
Weather in October
Typical highs, lows and wet days.
How October compares
Every month in Cairo, ranked by how calm it is.
Quieter alternatives
If your dates are flexible, these months are calmer in Cairo.
Attraction guides in Cairo
The best day and hour for each monument, and when it is calmest across the year, not only in October.
Frequently asked questions
Is October a good month to visit Cairo?
October is a middling month in Cairo — crowds around 70/100. Not the worst, but June is noticeably calmer.
How crowded is Cairo in October?
Cairo sits at roughly 70/100 in October on our crowd scale, which is 5 points above the yearly average. The quietest month is June.
What is the weather like in Cairo in October?
Expect highs around 31°C and lows near 18°C in October, with about 0 wet days across the month.
Sources
Weather: 1995–2024 averages from the ERA5 climate reanalysis (Copernicus, via Open-Meteo); rain days count days with at least 1 mm.
Crowd scores are modelled estimates, not live counts.How the model works
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