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Luxor vs Nantucket
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Nantucket is the wetter, with 1138 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Nantucket, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Nantucket: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Nantucket: Cold
Rain & snow
Nantucket is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Nantucket: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Nantucket: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nantucket is the wetter — about 1138 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 |
| Nantucket | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Nantucket | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Nantucket | 26 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -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 |
| Nantucket | -5 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Nantucket | -5 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Nantucket | 18 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Nantucket 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 |
| Nantucket | 94 | 90 | 121 | 102 | 87 | 85 | 70 | 82 | 97 | 109 | 103 | 119 |
| Difference | +92 | +90 | +120 | +100 | +75 | +84 | +70 | +82 | +97 | +108 | +100 | +119 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Nantucket | 94 | 90 | 121 | 102 | 87 | 85 |
| Difference | +92 | +90 | +120 | +100 | +75 | +84 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nantucket | 70 | 82 | 97 | 109 | 103 | 119 |
| Difference | +70 | +82 | +97 | +108 | +100 | +119 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nantucket | 24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nantucket | 24 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nantucket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Nantucket 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 |
| Nantucket | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | +45 | +41 | +38 | +36 | +39 | +51 | +47 | +45 | +44 | +46 | +48 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Nantucket | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Difference | +45 | +41 | +38 | +36 | +39 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Nantucket | 56 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | +47 | +45 | +44 | +46 | +48 | +45 |
Relative humidity (%) Nantucket 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 |
| Nantucket | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | +35 | +43 | +54 | +65 | +71 | +72 | +69 | +66 | +59 | +50 | +39 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Nantucket | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 89 |
| Difference | +35 | +43 | +54 | +65 | +71 | +72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Nantucket | 89 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | +69 | +66 | +59 | +50 | +39 | +33 |
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 → · Nantucket 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.
Nantucket
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hyannis (NOAA GHCN station USC00193821), about 46 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.
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