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Oranjestad vs Luxor
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Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Oranjestad is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oranjestad and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Oranjestad: Very hot
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Oranjestad has far milder winters
Oranjestad: Mild
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Oranjestad is much wetter
Oranjestad: Fairly dry
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Oranjestad: Partly cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oranjestad is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Oranjestad is the wetter — about 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -7 | +2 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -8 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Difference | -17 | -13 | -7 | +2 | +8 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 94 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 91 |
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -8 | -15 |
Avg low (°F) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -22 | -15 | -7 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -6 | -11 | -22 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -22 | -15 | -7 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -6 | -11 | -22 | -29 |
Precipitation (in) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -3.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -3.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -22 | -38 | -44 | -52 | -46 | -43 | -49 | -53 | -46 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 68 | 62 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -22 | -38 | -44 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 55 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 61 | 48 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -49 | -53 | -46 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Oranjestad runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -30 | -38 | -47 | -56 | -60 | -61 | -59 | -57 | -53 | -50 | -40 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 76 | 75 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 79 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -38 | -47 | -56 | -60 | -61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oranjestad | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 78 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -59 | -57 | -53 | -50 | -40 | -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. Oranjestad trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Oranjestad
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jose Leonardo Chirinos, a weather station, about 129 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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