Course & Elevation
The Cairo Marathon is a Friday-morning road race in the Heliopolis district of Cairo, and its longest distance is a 21 km half marathon. It is organised by Cairo Runners, in cooperation with the sports tourism and events department of Egypt's Ministry of Youth and Sports and the athletics federation, and was first organised in 2013. Despite the name, there is no 42.195 km race: the programme is the half marathon, a 10 km race, a 5 km fun run and a family run, which covered 2 km in 2026. Start and finish are at Merryland Park in Heliopolis. The course is fully urban, with road closures, and leads through the streets of the district; the 2026 programme named Baron Empain Palace and Sultana Malak Palace among the landmarks on the route. The 2025 and 2026 editions were held in February, and the 2027 edition is scheduled for April, with a 6:00 am start. More than 8,000 runners from 75 countries took part in 2026.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
22°C
Temperature
47%
Humidity
4%
Rain Chance
April in Cairo is warm and dry, with average highs near 28°C, lows near 16°C and rain on about one day of the month. The February editions of 2025 and 2026 fall in the cooler season, when highs average about 20°C and lows about 11°C.
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