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San José vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; San José is the wetter, with 58 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
San José: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
San José has much milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
San José is much wetter
San José: Wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San José is the wetter — about 58 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | -10 | -7 | -1 | +8 | +18 | +23 | +23 | +23 | +20 | +14 | +3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Difference | -10 | -7 | -1 | +8 | +18 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +23 | +23 | +20 | +14 | +3 | -7 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -11 | -3 | +5 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +9 | +2 | -9 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -11 | -3 | +5 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +9 | +2 | -9 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -2 | -6.5 | -8.2 | -5.1 | -7 | -10.2 | -11.2 | -5.6 | -1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | -2 | -6.5 | -8.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -5.1 | -7 | -10.2 | -11.2 | -5.6 | -1.4 |
Cloud cover (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -15 | -40 | -58 | -75 | -76 | -77 | -76 | -73 | -62 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -15 | -40 | -58 | -75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -76 | -77 | -76 | -73 | -62 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -36 | -47 | -62 | -69 | -67 | -66 | -64 | -60 | -48 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -36 | -47 | -62 | -69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -67 | -66 | -64 | -60 | -48 | -36 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. San José trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, a weather station, about 15 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Luxor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luxor Intl, a weather station, about 7 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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