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Luxor vs Yosemite Valley
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Yosemite Valley is the wetter, with 846 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Yosemite Valley, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Yosemite Valley: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Yosemite Valley: Cold
Rain & snow
Yosemite Valley is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Yosemite Valley: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Yosemite Valley: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Yosemite Valley is the wetter — about 846 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 |
| Yosemite Valley | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Yosemite Valley | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Yosemite Valley | 32 | 32 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -16 |
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 |
| Yosemite Valley | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Yosemite Valley | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Yosemite Valley | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -12 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Yosemite Valley 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 |
| Yosemite Valley | 150 | 148 | 147 | 70 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 92 | 143 |
| Difference | +148 | +148 | +146 | +68 | +31 | +13 | +8 | +4 | +11 | +37 | +89 | +143 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Yosemite Valley | 150 | 148 | 147 | 70 | 42 | 13 |
| Difference | +148 | +148 | +146 | +68 | +31 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Yosemite Valley | 9 | 4 | 12 | 38 | 92 | 143 |
| Difference | +8 | +4 | +11 | +37 | +89 | +143 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yosemite Valley | 36 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yosemite Valley | 36 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yosemite Valley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Yosemite Valley 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 |
| Yosemite Valley | 55 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 54 |
| Difference | +31 | +32 | +31 | +26 | +23 | +21 | +14 | +11 | +13 | +20 | +29 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Yosemite Valley | 55 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 30 |
| Difference | +31 | +32 | +31 | +26 | +23 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Yosemite Valley | 23 | 19 | 22 | 31 | 44 | 54 |
| Difference | +14 | +11 | +13 | +20 | +29 | +32 |
Relative humidity (%) Yosemite Valley 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 |
| Yosemite Valley | 77 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 50 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 75 |
| Difference | +31 | +44 | +54 | +53 | +45 | +32 | +22 | +17 | +17 | +19 | +22 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Yosemite Valley | 77 | 81 | 81 | 73 | 63 | 50 |
| Difference | +31 | +44 | +54 | +53 | +45 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Yosemite Valley | 42 | 38 | 42 | 49 | 62 | 75 |
| Difference | +22 | +17 | +17 | +19 | +22 | +28 |
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 → · Yosemite Valley 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.
Yosemite Valley
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Yosemite Park HQ, a weather station, about 1 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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