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Luxor vs Lerwick
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 1166 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Lerwick, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Lerwick: Cool
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Lerwick: Chilly
Rain & snow
Lerwick is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Lerwick: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Lerwick: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 1166 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 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -17 | -20 | -23 | -27 | -29 | -29 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -21 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | -17 | -20 | -23 | -27 | -29 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -26 | -25 | -21 | -18 |
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 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -10 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -10 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Lerwick 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 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | +138 | +114 | +100 | +63 | +43 | +58 | +65 | +86 | +103 | +126 | +132 | +139 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Difference | +138 | +114 | +100 | +63 | +43 | +58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Difference | +65 | +86 | +103 | +126 | +132 | +139 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick 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 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +60 | +59 | +58 | +52 | +52 | +73 | +74 | +72 | +72 | +70 | +67 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | +60 | +59 | +58 | +52 | +52 | +73 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +74 | +72 | +72 | +70 | +67 | +61 |
Relative humidity (%) Lerwick 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 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +36 | +44 | +55 | +63 | +67 | +69 | +70 | +67 | +62 | +54 | +42 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | +36 | +44 | +55 | +63 | +67 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +70 | +67 | +62 | +54 | +42 | +34 |
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 → · Lerwick 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.
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 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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