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Luxor vs Val-d'Isère
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average; Val-d'Isère is the wetter, with 35 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Val-d'Isère, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Val-d'Isère: Cool
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Val-d'Isère: Very cold
Rain & snow
Val-d'Isère is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Val-d'Isère: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Val-d'Isère: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Val-d'Isère is the wetter — about 35 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Difference | -42 | -45 | -47 | -51 | -49 | -45 | -41 | -42 | -46 | -44 | -44 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Val-d'Isère | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 |
| Difference | -42 | -45 | -47 | -51 | -49 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Val-d'Isère | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Difference | -41 | -42 | -46 | -44 | -44 | -43 |
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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -35 | -34 | -34 | -35 | -34 | -31 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Val-d'Isère | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Val-d'Isère | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -35 | -34 | -31 | -29 |
Precipitation (in) Val-d'Isère 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +3 | +3.3 | +3.3 | +3 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +3 | +3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Val-d'Isère | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +3 | +3.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Val-d'Isère | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Difference | +3.3 | +3 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +3 | +3.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Val-d'Isère 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | +42 | +43 | +44 | +46 | +49 | +55 | +47 | +49 | +51 | +53 | +52 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Val-d'Isère | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Difference | +42 | +43 | +44 | +46 | +49 | +55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Val-d'Isère | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | +47 | +49 | +51 | +53 | +52 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Val-d'Isère 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | +41 | +50 | +59 | +60 | +59 | +56 | +52 | +50 | +51 | +49 | +45 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Difference | +41 | +50 | +59 | +60 | +59 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Val-d'Isère | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | +52 | +50 | +51 | +49 | +45 | +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 → · Val-d'Isère 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.
Val-d'Isère
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, inside the city. 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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