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Luxor vs Karuizawa
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average; Karuizawa is the wetter, with 39 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Karuizawa, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Karuizawa: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Karuizawa: Very cold
Rain & snow
Karuizawa is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Karuizawa: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Karuizawa: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Karuizawa is the wetter — about 39 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 |
| Karuizawa | 36 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 80 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 42 |
| Difference | -37 | -39 | -39 | -36 | -34 | -33 | -27 | -24 | -29 | -33 | -31 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Karuizawa | 36 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 68 | 73 |
| Difference | -37 | -39 | -39 | -36 | -34 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Karuizawa | 80 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 42 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -29 | -33 | -31 | -34 |
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 |
| Karuizawa | 19 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -21 | -16 | -14 | -18 | -23 | -23 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Karuizawa | 19 | 19 | 26 | 35 | 46 | 55 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Karuizawa | 63 | 64 | 56 | 44 | 33 | 24 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -18 | -23 | -23 | -23 |
Precipitation (in) Karuizawa 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 |
| Karuizawa | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +3 | +4.7 | +6.1 | +4.8 | +5.7 | +4.6 | +1.7 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Karuizawa | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 4.7 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +3 | +4.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Karuizawa | 6.2 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| Difference | +6.1 | +4.8 | +5.7 | +4.6 | +1.7 | +1.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Karuizawa 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 |
| Karuizawa | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 61 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +40 | +38 | +44 | +71 | +70 | +62 | +67 | +59 | +47 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Karuizawa | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +40 | +38 | +44 | +71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Karuizawa | 79 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 61 |
| Difference | +70 | +62 | +67 | +59 | +47 | +39 |
Relative humidity (%) Karuizawa 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 |
| Karuizawa | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +44 | +50 | +55 | +56 | +57 | +61 | +62 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +45 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Karuizawa | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | +44 | +50 | +55 | +56 | +57 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Karuizawa | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +62 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +45 | +41 |
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 → · Karuizawa 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.
Karuizawa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Tomi, about 23 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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