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Byron Bay vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 69 in 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 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 69 in 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 (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | +5 | +18 | +30 | +38 | +39 | +36 | +28 | +19 | +5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Difference | -10 | -5 | +5 | +18 | +30 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +39 | +36 | +28 | +19 | +5 | -6 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -10 | +4 | +18 | +26 | +30 | +30 | +21 | +10 | -6 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -10 | +4 | +18 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | +30 | +30 | +21 | +10 | -6 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -6.5 | -8 | -8.2 | -7.3 | -5.8 | -8.2 | -4.4 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -4.7 | -5.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -6.5 | -8 | -8.2 | -7.3 | -5.8 | -8.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -4.4 | -3.6 | -2.5 | -3.8 | -4.7 | -5.7 |
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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