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Luxor vs Donostia / San Sebastián
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Donostia / San Sebastián is the wetter, with 1451 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Donostia / San Sebastián, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Donostia / San Sebastián: Mild
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Donostia / San Sebastián: Cool
Rain & snow
Donostia / San Sebastián is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Donostia / San Sebastián: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Donostia / San Sebastián: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Donostia / San Sebastián is the wetter — about 1451 mm 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 (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -14 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 22 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -14 | -18 | -19 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 24 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -5 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 140 | 110 | 103 | 118 | 116 | 99 | 77 | 87 | 118 | 147 | 207 | 151 |
| Difference | +138 | +110 | +101 | +116 | +105 | +99 | +77 | +87 | +118 | +146 | +204 | +151 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 140 | 110 | 103 | 118 | 116 | 99 |
| Difference | +138 | +110 | +101 | +116 | +105 | +99 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 77 | 87 | 118 | 147 | 207 | 151 |
| Difference | +77 | +87 | +118 | +146 | +204 | +151 |
Cloud cover (%) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 73 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Difference | +49 | +44 | +42 | +44 | +46 | +57 | +53 | +54 | +53 | +57 | +58 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 73 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
| Difference | +49 | +44 | +42 | +44 | +46 | +57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 63 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Difference | +53 | +54 | +53 | +57 | +58 | +51 |
Relative humidity (%) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +55 | +60 | +61 | +59 | +54 | +49 | +47 | +47 | +44 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +55 | +60 | +61 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 |
| Difference | +54 | +49 | +47 | +47 | +44 | +39 |
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. Luxor trends → · Donostia / San Sebastián trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Donostia / San Sebastián
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Biarritz-pays-basque, a weather station, about 40 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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