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Luxor vs Avignon
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Avignon is the wetter, with 390 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Avignon, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Avignon: Hot
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Avignon: Chilly
Rain & snow
Avignon is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Avignon: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Avignon: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Avignon is the wetter — about 390 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 |
| Avignon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Avignon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Avignon | 31 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
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 |
| Avignon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Avignon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Avignon | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Avignon 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 |
| Avignon | 30 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 69 | 30 |
| Difference | +29 | +20 | +29 | +40 | +23 | +20 | +11 | +15 | +53 | +54 | +66 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Avignon | 30 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 21 |
| Difference | +29 | +20 | +29 | +40 | +23 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Avignon | 12 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 69 | 30 |
| Difference | +11 | +15 | +53 | +54 | +66 | +30 |
Cloud cover (%) Avignon 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 |
| Avignon | 60 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
| Difference | +36 | +31 | +27 | +27 | +28 | +32 | +23 | +29 | +35 | +47 | +46 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Avignon | 60 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 42 |
| Difference | +36 | +31 | +27 | +27 | +28 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Avignon | 32 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
| Difference | +23 | +29 | +35 | +47 | +46 | +39 |
Relative humidity (%) Avignon 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 |
| Avignon | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 76 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | +40 | +44 | +49 | +52 | +50 | +41 | +31 | +31 | +37 | +46 | +43 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Avignon | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 59 |
| Difference | +40 | +44 | +49 | +52 | +50 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Avignon | 50 | 52 | 62 | 76 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | +31 | +31 | +37 | +46 | +43 | +38 |
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 → · Avignon 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.
Avignon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Nimes Garons, a weather station, about 38 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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