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Luxor vs Philipsburg
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Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Philipsburg is the wetter, with 37 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Philipsburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Philipsburg: Hot
Winters
Philipsburg has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Philipsburg: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Philipsburg is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Philipsburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Philipsburg: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Philipsburg is the wetter — about 37 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) Varies through 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 |
| Philipsburg | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Difference | +11 | +6 | -1 | -10 | -16 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -8 | +2 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Philipsburg | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 |
| Difference | +11 | +6 | -1 | -10 | -16 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Philipsburg | 88 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -15 | -8 | +2 | +9 |
Avg low (°F) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Difference | +28 | +25 | +18 | +11 | +4 | +1 | -1 | — | +3 | +9 | +19 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Philipsburg | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +28 | +25 | +18 | +11 | +4 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Philipsburg | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +3 | +9 | +19 | +27 |
Precipitation (in) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +3.4 | +3.5 | +4 | +5.9 | +3.9 | +3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Philipsburg | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2 | +1.7 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Philipsburg | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +3.4 | +3.5 | +4 | +5.9 | +3.9 | +3.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +14 | +28 | +41 | +36 | +35 | +42 | +36 | +29 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Philipsburg | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 51 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +14 | +28 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Philipsburg | 45 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +36 | +35 | +42 | +36 | +29 | +17 |
Relative humidity (%) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +30 | +38 | +48 | +56 | +61 | +61 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +49 | +38 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Philipsburg | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +30 | +38 | +48 | +56 | +61 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Philipsburg | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +59 | +58 | +54 | +49 | +38 | +29 |
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 → · Philipsburg 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.
Philipsburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Robert L Bradshaw, a weather station, about 87 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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