Cairo vs Istanbul weather comparison
Compare historical temperatures, precipitation, and daily records for Cairo and Istanbul using Open-Meteo archive data.
Interactive graph
Open this comparison in the interactive graph
Load Cairo and Istanbul together to inspect daily patterns across years.
Data-driven verdict
Cairo has the warmer daytime profile, with average highs 10.5 C apart from Istanbul.
Istanbul has the cooler nights by 4.8 C, while Istanbul is wetter by 745.6 mm per year.
The comparison is based on 1096 daily observations for Cairo and 1096 daily observations for Istanbul.
Side-by-side climate table
| Metric | Cairo | Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Daily observations | 1096 | 1096 |
| Average daily high | 30.3 C | 19.8 C |
| Average daily low | 17.8 C | 13.0 C |
| Average annual precipitation | 18.9 mm | 764.5 mm |
| Warmest month | June 2024 | July 2025 |
| Wettest month | December 2023 | November 2023 |
Daily weather records
| Record | Cairo | Istanbul |
|---|---|---|
| Hottest day | 45.1 C on June 14, 2024 | 38.1 C on July 26, 2023 |
| Coldest night | 5.4 C on February 9, 2023 | -3.7 C on February 23, 2025 |
| Wettest day | 8.9 mm on December 28, 2023 | 58.4 mm on November 18, 2023 |
Related pages
Weather data source: Open-Meteo Archive API. City metadata source: GeoNames cities15000.