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Luxor vs Istanbul

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Bottom line

Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Istanbul is the wetter, with 25 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.

Warmer Luxor 18°F on the year
Wetter Istanbul 25 in more a year
Sunnier Luxor 41 pp less cloud
Colder winters Istanbul 7°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Luxor and Istanbul, in everyday terms.

Summers

Luxor has far hotter summers

Luxor: Extreme heat
Istanbul: Warm

Winters

Luxor has milder winters

Luxor: Cool
Istanbul: Chilly

Rain & snow

Istanbul is much wetter

Luxor: Very dry
Istanbul: Moderate rainfall

Sky

Luxor is far sunnier

Luxor: Sunny
Istanbul: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.

40°60°80°100°120° JanAprJulOct LuxorIstanbul

Precipitation

Istanbul is the wetter — about 25 in more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (in) 024 JanAprJulOct LuxorIstanbul

Clear skies

Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct LuxorIstanbul

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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor73788595102106107106103968476
Istanbul484954637281868678696052
Difference-25-28-31-32-31-26-21-20-24-27-25-24
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Luxor73788595102106
Istanbul484954637281
Difference-25-28-31-32-31-26
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor107106103968476
Istanbul868678696052
Difference-21-20-24-27-25-24
Avg low (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor454855637276787874675647
Istanbul383841475765707164574841
Difference-7-10-14-16-15-11-8-7-10-10-8-6
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Luxor454855637276
Istanbul383841475765
Difference-7-10-14-16-15-11
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor787874675647
Istanbul707164574841
Difference-8-7-10-10-8-6
Precipitation (in) Istanbul runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor0.100.10.10.5000000.10
Istanbul2.72.82.31.61.61.11.11.21.83.42.83.4
Difference+2.6+2.7+2.3+1.6+1.1+1.1+1.1+1.2+1.7+3.4+2.7+3.4
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Luxor0.100.10.10.50
Istanbul2.72.82.31.61.61.1
Difference+2.6+2.7+2.3+1.6+1.1+1.1
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor00000.10
Istanbul1.11.21.83.42.83.4
Difference+1.1+1.2+1.7+3.4+2.7+3.4
Cloud cover (%) Istanbul runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor242525272410989111522
Istanbul767570655844313246626877
Difference+52+51+45+38+33+34+22+24+38+51+53+55
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Luxor242525272410
Istanbul767570655844
Difference+52+51+45+38+33+34
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor989111522
Istanbul313246626877
Difference+22+24+38+51+53+55
Relative humidity (%) Istanbul runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor463727201818202125304047
Istanbul848279777470666768768083
Difference+38+45+52+57+56+52+47+45+44+45+40+36
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Luxor463727201818
Istanbul848279777470
Difference+38+45+52+57+56+52
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Luxor202125304047
Istanbul666768768083
Difference+47+45+44+45+40+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 → · Istanbul 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.

Istanbul

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ataturk, 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.

How we build these numbers →

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