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Luxor vs Gordes
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average; Gordes is the wetter, with 19 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Gordes, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Gordes: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Gordes: Chilly
Rain & snow
Gordes is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Gordes: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Gordes: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gordes is the wetter — about 19 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) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Gordes | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -23 | -26 | -26 | -21 | -16 | -17 | -22 | -25 | -25 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Gordes | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -23 | -26 | -26 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Gordes | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -22 | -25 | -25 | -23 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Gordes | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Gordes | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -16 | -19 | -20 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Gordes | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -16 | -14 |
Precipitation (in) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Gordes | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +3 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Gordes | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.7 | +1.2 | +1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Gordes | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +0.7 | +1.1 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +3 | +1.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Gordes 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 |
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +31 | +34 | +37 | +41 | +31 | +36 | +41 | +48 | +45 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +31 | +34 | +37 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Gordes | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Difference | +31 | +36 | +41 | +48 | +45 | +38 |
Relative humidity (%) Gordes 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 |
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +48 | +51 | +48 | +40 | +31 | +31 | +38 | +44 | +42 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +48 | +51 | +48 | +40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Gordes | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +31 | +31 | +38 | +44 | +42 | +37 |
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 → · Gordes 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.
Gordes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 22 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.