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Gold Coast vs Luxor
Comparing Gold Coast change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Gold Coast is the wetter, with 1244 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gold Coast and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Gold Coast: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Gold Coast has much milder winters
Gold Coast: Mild
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Gold Coast is much wetter
Gold Coast: Wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Gold Coast: Partly cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gold Coast is the wetter — about 1244 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +2 | +9 | +15 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +15 | +10 | +2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +2 | +9 | +15 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +15 | +10 | +2 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -8 | -1 | +7 | +11 | +14 | +13 | +8 | +3 | -6 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -8 | -1 | +7 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +8 | +3 | -6 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 141 | 175 | 136 | 119 | 103 | 114 | 53 | 56 | 41 | 85 | 104 | 140 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -139 | -175 | -134 | -117 | -91 | -114 | -53 | -56 | -41 | -84 | -101 | -140 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 141 | 175 | 136 | 119 | 103 | 114 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -139 | -175 | -134 | -117 | -91 | -114 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 53 | 56 | 41 | 85 | 104 | 140 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -53 | -56 | -41 | -84 | -101 | -140 |
Cloud cover (%) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -25 | -38 | -30 | -28 | -28 | -36 | -38 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -28 | -22 | -25 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -30 | -28 | -28 | -36 | -38 | -33 |
Relative humidity (%) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -25 | -37 | -48 | -54 | -56 | -58 | -54 | -48 | -42 | -37 | -27 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -25 | -37 | -48 | -54 | -56 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -54 | -48 | -42 | -37 | -27 | -23 |
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. Gold Coast trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Gold Coast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gold Coast Seaway, 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.
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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