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Calgary vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Calgary is the wetter, with 412 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Calgary and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Calgary: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Calgary: Very cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Calgary is much wetter
Calgary: Fairly dry
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Calgary: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Calgary is the wetter — about 412 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -0 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +24 | +25 | +26 | +24 | +23 | +22 | +18 | +19 | +21 | +24 | +25 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 19 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +24 | +25 | +26 | +24 | +23 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 23 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 4 | -0 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +18 | +19 | +21 | +24 | +25 | +25 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -14 | -11 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -8 | -12 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +19 | +17 | +16 | +17 | +19 | +21 | +21 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | -14 | -11 | -8 | -2 | 3 | 7 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +19 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 10 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -8 | -12 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +19 | +21 | +21 | +21 |
Precipitation (mm) Calgary runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 10 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 107 | 63 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -16 | -30 | -47 | -107 | -63 | -57 | -35 | -16 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 10 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 58 | 107 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -16 | -30 | -47 | -107 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 63 | 57 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -63 | -57 | -35 | -16 | -11 | -11 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 16 |
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Calgary runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -43 | -44 | -46 | -61 | -49 | -50 | -53 | -56 | -53 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 68 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -43 | -44 | -46 | -61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 58 | 58 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 65 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -49 | -50 | -53 | -56 | -53 | -43 |
Relative humidity (%) Calgary runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 85 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -39 | -42 | -43 | -43 | -43 | -46 | -42 | -40 | -39 | -39 | -37 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 85 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 61 | 64 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -39 | -42 | -43 | -43 | -43 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary | 62 | 61 | 64 | 70 | 77 | 82 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -39 | -39 | -37 | -34 |
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. Calgary trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Calgary
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Calgary Int'l A, a weather station, about 8 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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