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Mother of the world. Pyramids on the western horizon, the Nile through the middle, and 22 million stories.
POPULATION
21,320,000
BEST MONTHS
OCT–APR
AIRPORT
CAI
COORDS
30.04, 31.24
KEY SIGHTS
- 01Giza Pyramids
- 02Grand Egyptian Museum
- 03Khan el-Khalili
- 04Coptic Cairo
- 05Felucca at sunset
CHARACTER
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CURRENT CONDITIONS
FETCHING METEO FEED…
RECOMMENDED NEIGHBORHOODS
- ZamalekLeafy island, embassies, best base — calm and central
- Garden City / DowntownBelle-époque blocks, near Egyptian Museum
- Giza (near pyramids)Wake up to the pyramids; far from Nile life
- MaadiQuiet expat quarter, riverside cafés
SAFETY NOTES
- 01Tourist-targeted scams are constant: 'free' camel rides, 'closed' attractions redirected to a perfume/papyrus shop, baksheesh demands for unsolicited 'help'. Decide your prices beforehand.
- 02Use Uber or Careem instead of street taxis — far easier than negotiating fares.
- 03Solo female travellers should expect persistent verbal harassment; modest dress reduces it.
- 04Traffic is chaotic — cross streets in the slipstream of locals.
- 05Drink only sealed bottled water; ice in mid-range hotels generally fine.
YEARLY CLIMATOLOGY · MONTHLY NORMALS
5-YR MEAN · ERA5 REANALYSIS · OPEN-METEO
COMPUTING NORMALS…
VISUAL RECON
SOURCE · OPENVERSE / CC
EXTERNAL FEEDS · BOOK & RESEARCH
SIGNAL FEED · LOCAL PRESS · LAST 7 DAYS
CAIRO · EGYPT
SCANNING LOCAL WIRES…
SOURCE · GDELT 2.1 GLOBAL MEDIA MONITOR