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Luxor vs Thessaloníki
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Thessaloníki is the wetter, with 410 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Thessaloníki, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Thessaloníki: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Thessaloníki: Chilly
Rain & snow
Thessaloníki is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Thessaloníki: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Thessaloníki: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Thessaloníki is the wetter — about 410 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 |
| Thessaloníki | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Thessaloníki | 10 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 30 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Thessaloníki | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -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 |
| Thessaloníki | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Thessaloníki | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Thessaloníki | 20 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Thessaloníki 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 |
| Thessaloníki | 36 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 53 |
| Difference | +34 | +28 | +37 | +34 | +30 | +31 | +23 | +26 | +36 | +44 | +34 | +53 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Thessaloníki | 36 | 29 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 31 |
| Difference | +34 | +28 | +37 | +34 | +30 | +31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Thessaloníki | 24 | 26 | 37 | 45 | 37 | 53 |
| Difference | +23 | +26 | +36 | +44 | +34 | +53 |
Cloud cover (%) Thessaloníki 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 |
| Thessaloníki | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 64 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +37 | +35 | +33 | +33 | +23 | +24 | +39 | +47 | +49 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Thessaloníki | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 42 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +37 | +35 | +33 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Thessaloníki | 32 | 32 | 48 | 58 | 64 | 64 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +39 | +47 | +49 | +42 |
Relative humidity (%) Thessaloníki 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 |
| Thessaloníki | 82 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 49 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 83 |
| Difference | +36 | +42 | +49 | +51 | +47 | +38 | +29 | +29 | +35 | +41 | +39 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Thessaloníki | 82 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 56 |
| Difference | +36 | +42 | +49 | +51 | +47 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Thessaloníki | 49 | 50 | 59 | 71 | 79 | 83 |
| Difference | +29 | +29 | +35 | +41 | +39 | +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. Luxor trends → · Thessaloníki 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.
Thessaloníki
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Makedonia, a weather station, about 14 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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