Luxor vs Fes
Comparing Luxor change · Fes change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average; Fes is the wetter, with 19 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Fes, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Fes: Very hot
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Fes: Chilly
Rain & snow
Fes is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Fes: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Fes: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fes 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 |
| Fes | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -17 | -23 | -23 | -18 | -11 | -11 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Fes | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -17 | -23 | -23 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Fes | 96 | 96 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -12 |
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 |
| Fes | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -11 | -16 | -19 | -17 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Fes | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -11 | -16 | -19 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Fes | 64 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -6 |
Precipitation (in) Fes 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 |
| Fes | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Difference | +2.1 | +2.1 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +0.4 | — | +0.6 | +1 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Fes | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +2.1 | +2.1 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +1.3 | +0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Fes | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Difference | — | +0.6 | +1 | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Fes 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 |
| Fes | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | +21 | +21 | +26 | +25 | +26 | +26 | +23 | +29 | +32 | +34 | +31 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Fes | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 |
| Difference | +21 | +21 | +26 | +25 | +26 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Fes | 32 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | +23 | +29 | +32 | +34 | +31 | +22 |
Relative humidity (%) Fes 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 |
| Fes | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| Difference | +24 | +32 | +40 | +46 | +42 | +34 | +20 | +16 | +23 | +26 | +24 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Fes | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | +24 | +32 | +40 | +46 | +42 | +34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Fes | 39 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| Difference | +20 | +16 | +23 | +26 | +24 | +22 |
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 → · Fes 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.
Fes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Saiss, a weather station, about 12 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.