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Byron Bay vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 1744 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Byron Bay: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Byron Bay has milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 1744 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +3 | +10 | +17 | +21 | +21 | +20 | +16 | +11 | +3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +3 | +10 | +17 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +16 | +11 | +3 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -6 | +2 | +10 | +14 | +17 | +17 | +12 | +5 | -3 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -6 | +2 | +10 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +12 | +5 | -3 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -166 | -202 | -207 | -186 | -146 | -209 | -111 | -91 | -64 | -97 | -120 | -146 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -166 | -202 | -207 | -186 | -146 | -209 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -111 | -91 | -64 | -97 | -120 | -146 |
Cloud cover (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -28 | -41 | -34 | -33 | -32 | -40 | -43 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -33 | -27 | -28 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -32 | -40 | -43 | -37 |
Relative humidity (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -31 | -40 | -49 | -53 | -53 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -47 | -43 | -35 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -40 | -49 | -53 | -53 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -50 | -47 | -47 | -43 | -35 | -29 |
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. Byron Bay trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 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.
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