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El Calafate vs Luxor
Comparing El Calafate change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; El Calafate is the wetter, with 138 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between El Calafate and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
El Calafate: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
El Calafate: Cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
El Calafate is much wetter
El Calafate: Very dry
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
El Calafate: Often grey
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
El Calafate is the wetter — about 138 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +13 | +22 | +30 | +36 | +36 | +34 | +28 | +22 | +13 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 6 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +13 | +22 | +30 | +36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +36 | +34 | +28 | +22 | +13 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +8 | +16 | +24 | +28 | +30 | +28 | +24 | +18 | +9 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +8 | +16 | +24 | +28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +30 | +28 | +24 | +18 | +9 | +2 |
Precipitation (mm) El Calafate runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -5 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -9 | -14 | -13 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -4 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -5 | -13 | -15 | -18 | -9 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -4 | -9 |
Cloud cover (%) El Calafate runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -54 | -52 | -51 | -48 | -48 | -63 | -64 | -67 | -68 | -66 | -64 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 78 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 72 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -54 | -52 | -51 | -48 | -48 | -63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 73 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 80 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -64 | -67 | -68 | -66 | -64 | -58 |
Relative humidity (%) El Calafate runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -21 | -33 | -48 | -61 | -70 | -74 | -72 | -66 | -56 | -42 | -27 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 67 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 88 | 92 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -21 | -33 | -48 | -61 | -70 | -74 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Calafate | 91 | 87 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 67 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -72 | -66 | -56 | -42 | -27 | -19 |
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. El Calafate trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
El Calafate
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at El_calafate_aero, about 17 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.
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.
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