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Luxor vs Cardiff
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 1299 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Cardiff, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Cardiff: Cool
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Cardiff: Chilly
Rain & snow
Cardiff is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Cardiff: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Cardiff: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 1299 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 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -20 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Cardiff | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -25 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Cardiff | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -20 | -17 |
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 |
| Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -9 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Cardiff | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -9 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Cardiff 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 |
| Cardiff | 133 | 111 | 101 | 75 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 153 | 159 |
| Difference | +131 | +110 | +99 | +73 | +73 | +80 | +88 | +102 | +84 | +150 | +149 | +159 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Cardiff | 133 | 111 | 101 | 75 | 84 | 80 |
| Difference | +131 | +110 | +99 | +73 | +73 | +80 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cardiff | 88 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 153 | 159 |
| Difference | +88 | +102 | +84 | +150 | +149 | +159 |
Cloud cover (%) Cardiff 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 |
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +53 | +52 | +51 | +46 | +48 | +63 | +62 | +65 | +63 | +65 | +64 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | +53 | +52 | +51 | +46 | +48 | +63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Cardiff | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +62 | +65 | +63 | +65 | +64 | +57 |
Relative humidity (%) Cardiff 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 |
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Difference | +47 | +55 | +62 | +66 | +66 | +66 | +65 | +64 | +62 | +59 | +51 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +47 | +55 | +62 | +66 | +66 | +66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Cardiff | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Difference | +65 | +64 | +62 | +59 | +51 | +46 |
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 → · Cardiff 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.
Cardiff
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Liscombe, a weather station, about 53 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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