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Basel vs Luxor
Comparing Basel change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Basel is the wetter, with 820 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Basel and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Basel: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Basel: Cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Basel is much wetter
Basel: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Basel: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Basel is the wetter — about 820 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +18 | +19 | +19 | +18 | +16 | +16 | +19 | +20 | +20 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +18 | +19 | +19 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +19 | +20 | +20 | +19 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +7 | +9 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +8 |
Precipitation (mm) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -48 | -62 | -86 | -86 | -89 | -88 | -70 | -74 | -62 | -65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -48 | -62 | -86 | -86 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -89 | -88 | -70 | -74 | -62 | -65 |
Cloud cover (%) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -47 | -45 | -43 | -42 | -46 | -57 | -52 | -53 | -54 | -59 | -60 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -47 | -45 | -43 | -42 | -46 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -52 | -53 | -54 | -59 | -60 | -52 |
Relative humidity (%) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -45 | -51 | -56 | -59 | -61 | -59 | -56 | -55 | -56 | -55 | -50 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -45 | -51 | -56 | -59 | -61 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -56 | -55 | -56 | -55 | -50 | -44 |
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. Basel trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Basel
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Basel / Binningen, about 2 km from the city centre.
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.