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Saas-Fee vs Luxor
Comparing Saas-Fee change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Saas-Fee is the wetter, with 585 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Saas-Fee and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Saas-Fee: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Saas-Fee: Cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Saas-Fee is much wetter
Saas-Fee: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Saas-Fee: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Saas-Fee is the wetter — about 585 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +22 | +24 | +24 | +26 | +25 | +23 | +21 | +21 | +24 | +25 | +24 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +22 | +24 | +24 | +26 | +25 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 20 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +21 | +21 | +24 | +25 | +24 | +23 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +15 | +17 | +18 | +17 | +16 | +16 | +17 | +16 | +15 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | -5 | -6 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +12 | +14 | +15 | +17 | +18 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 10 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -4 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +17 | +16 | +15 | +13 |
Precipitation (mm) Saas-Fee runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 42 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 50 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -30 | -35 | -45 | -57 | -58 | -55 | -62 | -42 | -56 | -53 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 42 | 31 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 58 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -40 | -30 | -35 | -45 | -57 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 55 | 62 | 43 | 57 | 56 | 50 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -55 | -62 | -42 | -56 | -53 | -50 |
Cloud cover (%) Saas-Fee runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -44 | -44 | -43 | -43 | -47 | -56 | -50 | -51 | -52 | -55 | -56 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -44 | -44 | -43 | -43 | -47 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -50 | -51 | -52 | -55 | -56 | -49 |
Relative humidity (%) Saas-Fee runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 81 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -35 | -44 | -55 | -61 | -62 | -60 | -56 | -55 | -55 | -52 | -44 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 78 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -35 | -44 | -55 | -61 | -62 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saas-Fee | 76 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 81 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -56 | -55 | -55 | -52 | -44 | -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. Saas-Fee trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Saas-Fee
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Grächen, about 12 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.
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