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Mount Isa vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Mount Isa is the wetter, with 447 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mount Isa and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has hotter summers
Mount Isa: Very hot
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Winters are similar
Mount Isa: Cool
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Mount Isa is much wetter
Mount Isa: Fairly dry
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is sunnier
Mount Isa: Fairly sunny
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Mount Isa is the wetter — about 447 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 37 | 38 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -6 | +2 | +11 | +16 | +16 | +14 | +7 | — | -8 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 25 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -6 | +2 | +11 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 26 | 28 | 32 | — | 37 | 38 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +7 | — | -8 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | 23 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +9 | +16 | +18 | +17 | +10 | — | -7 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +9 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 8 | 8 | 13 | — | 21 | 23 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +18 | +17 | +10 | — | -7 | -14 |
Precipitation (mm) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 121 | 104 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 77 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -119 | -103 | -63 | -10 | +5 | -9 | -3 | -2 | -9 | -16 | -39 | -77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 121 | 104 | 65 | 12 | 7 | 9 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -119 | -103 | -63 | -10 | +5 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 3 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 77 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -9 | -16 | -39 | -77 |
Cloud cover (%) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -37 | -30 | -18 | -2 | -1 | -7 | -5 | -5 | -11 | -19 | -29 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 61 | 55 | 43 | 28 | 25 | 17 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -37 | -30 | -18 | -2 | -1 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 15 | 13 | 19 | 30 | 44 | 52 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -11 | -19 | -29 | -30 |
Relative humidity (%) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -8 | -20 | -26 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -17 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 53 | 57 | 53 | 40 | 40 | 42 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -8 | -20 | -26 | -20 | -22 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 37 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 41 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -17 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +8 | +6 |
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. Mount Isa trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Mount Isa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Mount Isa Mine, 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.
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