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Mount Isa vs Luxor
Comparing Mount Isa change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Mount Isa is the wetter, with 18 in 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 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Mount Isa is the wetter — about 18 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 98 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 90 | — | 99 | 101 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | -25 | -19 | -10 | +3 | +19 | +29 | +29 | +24 | +13 | — | -14 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 98 | 97 | 96 | 91 | 83 | 77 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Difference | -25 | -19 | -10 | +3 | +19 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 78 | 82 | 90 | — | 99 | 101 |
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +29 | +24 | +13 | — | -14 | -25 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 73 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 48 | 46 | 47 | 55 | — | 69 | 73 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -15 | -1 | +17 | +28 | +33 | +31 | +19 | — | -13 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 73 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -29 | -25 | -15 | -1 | +17 | +28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 46 | 47 | 55 | — | 69 | 73 |
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | +33 | +31 | +19 | — | -13 | -25 |
Precipitation (in) Mount Isa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -4.7 | -4.1 | -2.5 | -0.4 | +0.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -4.7 | -4.1 | -2.5 | -0.4 | +0.2 | -0.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Isa | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 3 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -1.6 | -3 |
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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