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Bowen vs Luxor
Comparing Bowen change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Bowen is the wetter, with 864 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bowen and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Bowen: Hot
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Bowen has much milder winters
Bowen: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Bowen is much wetter
Bowen: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Bowen: Fairly sunny
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bowen is the wetter — about 864 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -1 | +6 | +12 | +16 | +17 | +16 | +12 | +6 | -1 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -1 | +6 | +12 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +12 | +6 | -1 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -10 | -4 | +4 | +10 | +12 | +11 | +6 | — | -9 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -10 | -4 | +4 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | — | -9 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 198 | 265 | 106 | 45 | 28 | 17 | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 111 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -196 | -265 | -104 | -43 | -17 | -17 | -13 | -23 | -12 | -13 | -51 | -111 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 198 | 265 | 106 | 45 | 28 | 17 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -196 | -265 | -104 | -43 | -17 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 13 | 23 | 13 | 14 | 54 | 111 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -13 | -23 | -12 | -13 | -51 | -111 |
Cloud cover (%) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -31 | -20 | -23 | -33 | -27 | -27 | -20 | -24 | -27 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 61 | 61 | 57 | 46 | 47 | 43 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -31 | -20 | -23 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 36 | 35 | 29 | 35 | 43 | 49 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -20 | -24 | -27 | -27 |
Relative humidity (%) Bowen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -30 | -42 | -50 | -54 | -54 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -44 | -38 | -28 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 76 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -42 | -50 | -54 | -54 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen | 70 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -50 | -47 | -44 | -38 | -28 | -24 |
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. Bowen trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Bowen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Bowen Airport, a weather station, about 3 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.
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.