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Luxor vs Asheville
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Asheville is the wetter, with 1009 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Asheville, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Asheville: Warm
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Asheville: Cold
Rain & snow
Asheville is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Asheville: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Asheville: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Asheville is the wetter — about 1009 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 |
| Asheville | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Asheville | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Asheville | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
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 |
| Asheville | -2 | -0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -0 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Asheville | -2 | -0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Asheville | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -0 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 83 | 73 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 87 | 105 | 91 | 93 | 66 | 77 | 83 |
| Difference | +81 | +73 | +88 | +92 | +77 | +87 | +105 | +91 | +93 | +65 | +74 | +83 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Asheville | 83 | 73 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 87 |
| Difference | +81 | +73 | +88 | +92 | +77 | +87 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Asheville | 105 | 91 | 93 | 66 | 77 | 83 |
| Difference | +105 | +91 | +93 | +65 | +74 | +83 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asheville | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asheville | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asheville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
| Difference | +35 | +37 | +36 | +32 | +35 | +51 | +52 | +51 | +45 | +37 | +36 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Asheville | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Difference | +35 | +37 | +36 | +32 | +35 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Asheville | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
| Difference | +52 | +51 | +45 | +37 | +36 | +38 |
Relative humidity (%) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | +37 | +46 | +53 | +58 | +61 | +60 | +56 | +52 | +49 | +44 | +36 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Asheville | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +37 | +46 | +53 | +58 | +61 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Asheville | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | +56 | +52 | +49 | +44 | +36 | +35 |
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 → · Asheville 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.
Asheville
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Asheville (NOAA GHCN station USW00013872), inside the city.
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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