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Sofia vs Luxor
Comparing Sofia change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Sofia is the wetter, with 642 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sofia and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Sofia: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Sofia: Cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Sofia is much wetter
Sofia: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Sofia: Partly cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sofia is the wetter — about 642 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +17 | +18 | +17 | +15 | +13 | +12 | +15 | +17 | +18 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +17 | +18 | +17 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +15 | +17 | +18 | +19 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | -6 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +13 | +13 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +13 | +14 | +13 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | -6 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +13 | +13 | +13 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +13 | +14 | +13 | +12 |
Precipitation (mm) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 36 | 34 | 46 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 41 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -44 | -65 | -61 | -80 | -73 | -54 | -64 | -58 | -34 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 36 | 34 | 46 | 67 | 72 | 80 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -44 | -65 | -61 | -80 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 73 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 41 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -73 | -54 | -64 | -58 | -34 | -41 |
Cloud cover (%) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 68 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -41 | -43 | -44 | -43 | -44 | -48 | -38 | -34 | -45 | -49 | -49 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 57 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -41 | -43 | -44 | -43 | -44 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 47 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 68 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -38 | -34 | -45 | -49 | -49 | -46 |
Relative humidity (%) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 89 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 88 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -43 | -48 | -52 | -54 | -53 | -47 | -38 | -34 | -37 | -43 | -42 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 89 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 65 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -43 | -48 | -52 | -54 | -53 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 58 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 88 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -38 | -34 | -37 | -43 | -42 | -41 |
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. Sofia trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Sofia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Sofia, 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.