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Luxor vs San Gimignano
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; San Gimignano is the wetter, with 766 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and San Gimignano, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
San Gimignano: Hot
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
San Gimignano: Chilly
Rain & snow
San Gimignano is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
San Gimignano: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
San Gimignano: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Gimignano is the wetter — about 766 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 |
| San Gimignano | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| San Gimignano | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| San Gimignano | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -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 |
| San Gimignano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| San Gimignano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| San Gimignano | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -7 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) San Gimignano 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 |
| San Gimignano | 58 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 81 |
| Difference | +56 | +63 | +60 | +65 | +51 | +45 | +24 | +36 | +66 | +104 | +112 | +81 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| San Gimignano | 58 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 45 |
| Difference | +56 | +63 | +60 | +65 | +51 | +45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| San Gimignano | 25 | 36 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 81 |
| Difference | +24 | +36 | +66 | +104 | +112 | +81 |
Cloud cover (%) San Gimignano 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 |
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Difference | +41 | +37 | +36 | +38 | +38 | +40 | +27 | +31 | +44 | +51 | +54 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 |
| Difference | +41 | +37 | +36 | +38 | +38 | +40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| San Gimignano | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Difference | +27 | +31 | +44 | +51 | +54 | +43 |
Relative humidity (%) San Gimignano 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 |
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Difference | +45 | +51 | +55 | +59 | +56 | +48 | +39 | +38 | +46 | +52 | +49 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 |
| Difference | +45 | +51 | +55 | +59 | +56 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| San Gimignano | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Difference | +39 | +38 | +46 | +52 | +49 | +44 |
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 → · San Gimignano 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.
San Gimignano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Firenze_peretola, about 40 km from the city centre.
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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