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Cairns vs Luxor
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Cairns and Luxor have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Cairns is the wetter, with 1950 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cairns and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Cairns: Hot
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Cairns has much milder winters
Cairns: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Cairns is much wetter
Cairns: Very wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Cairns: Partly cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cairns and Luxor run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Cairns is the wetter — about 1950 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -1 | +5 | +11 | +14 | +15 | +14 | +10 | +5 | -2 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -9 | -6 | -1 | +5 | +11 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +15 | +14 | +10 | +5 | -2 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -10 | -4 | +2 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +5 | -1 | -9 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -10 | -4 | +2 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +5 | -1 | -9 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 414 | 444 | 370 | 174 | 87 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 85 | 191 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -412 | -443 | -369 | -172 | -75 | -45 | -42 | -27 | -27 | -64 | -82 | -191 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 414 | 444 | 370 | 174 | 87 | 45 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -412 | -443 | -369 | -172 | -75 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 42 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 85 | 191 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -42 | -27 | -27 | -64 | -82 | -191 |
Cloud cover (%) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -47 | -47 | -43 | -30 | -27 | -39 | -36 | -34 | -27 | -27 | -32 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 48 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -47 | -47 | -43 | -30 | -27 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 45 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -27 | -27 | -32 | -36 |
Relative humidity (%) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -39 | -51 | -61 | -67 | -68 | -67 | -62 | -57 | -50 | -43 | -34 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -39 | -51 | -61 | -67 | -68 | -67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -62 | -57 | -50 | -43 | -34 | -31 |
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. Cairns trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Cairns
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Cairns Post Office, a weather station, about 2 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.