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Lugano vs Luxor
Comparing Lugano change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Lugano is the wetter, with 1544 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lugano and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Lugano: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Lugano: Chilly
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Lugano is much wetter
Lugano: Very wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Lugano: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lugano is the wetter — about 1544 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +16 | +18 | +18 | +16 | +14 | +14 | +17 | +19 | +18 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 7 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +16 | +18 | +18 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 27 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 8 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +17 | +19 | +18 | +17 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +9 | +9 | +8 | +6 |
Precipitation (mm) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -64 | -61 | -74 | -136 | -166 | -171 | -158 | -158 | -164 | -149 | -163 | -80 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 66 | 61 | 75 | 138 | 178 | 172 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -64 | -61 | -74 | -136 | -166 | -171 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 158 | 158 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 80 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -158 | -158 | -164 | -149 | -163 | -80 |
Cloud cover (%) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -43 | -45 | -47 | -48 | -50 | -60 | -53 | -53 | -55 | -54 | -55 | -48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -43 | -45 | -47 | -48 | -50 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -53 | -53 | -55 | -54 | -55 | -48 |
Relative humidity (%) Lugano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -29 | -36 | -44 | -51 | -54 | -53 | -48 | -47 | -47 | -47 | -38 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 71 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -29 | -36 | -44 | -51 | -54 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lugano | 68 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 78 | 75 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -48 | -47 | -47 | -47 | -38 | -28 |
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. Lugano trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Lugano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Lugano, inside the city.
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.