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Luxor vs Denver
Comparing Luxor change · Denver change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average; Denver is the wetter, with 13 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Denver, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Denver: Hot
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Denver: Very cold
Rain & snow
Denver is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Denver: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Denver: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Denver is the wetter — about 13 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) Luxor runs higher most of 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 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -30 | -32 | -31 | -22 | -17 | -19 | -23 | -30 | -31 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Denver | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -30 | -32 | -31 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Denver | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -23 | -30 | -31 | -32 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor 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 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -24 | -20 | -21 | -26 | -32 | -31 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Denver | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -28 | -29 | -28 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Denver | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -26 | -32 | -31 | -31 |
Precipitation (in) Denver 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 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +1 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Denver | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.9 | +1.7 | +1.9 | +1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Denver | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +1 | +0.6 | +0.4 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denver | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Denver 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 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | +33 | +32 | +31 | +32 | +34 | +39 | +41 | +43 | +34 | +35 | +36 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Denver | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | +33 | +32 | +31 | +32 | +34 | +39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Denver | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | +41 | +43 | +34 | +35 | +36 | +33 |
Relative humidity (%) Denver 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 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | +10 | +19 | +25 | +30 | +32 | +25 | +23 | +23 | +18 | +17 | +12 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Denver | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | +10 | +19 | +25 | +30 | +32 | +25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Denver | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | +23 | +23 | +18 | +17 | +12 | +9 |
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 → · Denver 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.
Denver
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 26 km from the city centre.
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.