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Halifax vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Halifax is the wetter, with 1423 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Halifax and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Halifax: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Halifax: Very cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Halifax is much wetter
Halifax: Wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Halifax: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Halifax is the wetter — about 1423 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +26 | +26 | +24 | +21 | +17 | +17 | +18 | +20 | +20 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +23 | +25 | +26 | +26 | +24 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 24 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +18 | +20 | +20 | +21 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | -9 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +15 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | -9 | -9 | -5 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +16 | +18 | +17 | +17 | +17 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1 | -4 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +13 |
Precipitation (mm) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 140 | 118 | 127 | 130 | 118 | 103 | 77 | 77 | 97 | 163 | 140 | 154 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -138 | -117 | -125 | -128 | -107 | -103 | -77 | -77 | -96 | -162 | -137 | -154 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 140 | 118 | 127 | 130 | 118 | 103 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -138 | -117 | -125 | -128 | -107 | -103 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 77 | 77 | 97 | 163 | 140 | 154 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -77 | -77 | -96 | -162 | -137 | -154 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 61 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 61 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 78 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 77 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -43 | -43 | -46 | -58 | -57 | -52 | -51 | -54 | -59 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 78 | 73 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 68 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -43 | -43 | -46 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 66 | 59 | 59 | 65 | 75 | 77 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -57 | -52 | -51 | -54 | -59 | -55 |
Relative humidity (%) Halifax runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 87 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -42 | -49 | -56 | -64 | -67 | -69 | -68 | -65 | -60 | -53 | -44 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 87 | 86 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -42 | -49 | -56 | -64 | -67 | -69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halifax | 87 | 86 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -68 | -65 | -60 | -53 | -44 | -39 |
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. Halifax trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Halifax
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 17 years of daily observations at Lake Major, a weather station, about 12 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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