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St. Moritz vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average; St. Moritz is the wetter, with 688 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between St. Moritz and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
St. Moritz: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
St. Moritz: Bitterly cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
St. Moritz is much wetter
St. Moritz: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
St. Moritz: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 23°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
St. Moritz is the wetter — about 688 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +24 | +25 | +26 | +27 | +26 | +24 | +22 | +22 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +24 | +25 | +26 | +27 | +26 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | -1 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +25 | +25 | +25 | +25 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +22 | +22 | +22 | +21 | +21 | +21 | +22 | +22 | +21 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | -16 | -16 | -10 | -4 | 0 | 3 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +22 | +22 | +22 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 5 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -8 | -13 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +21 | +21 | +22 | +22 | +21 | +22 |
Precipitation (mm) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 29 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 91 | 87 | 100 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 37 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -28 | -19 | -22 | -35 | -55 | -91 | -87 | -100 | -73 | -76 | -67 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 29 | 19 | 24 | 37 | 67 | 91 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -28 | -19 | -22 | -35 | -55 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 87 | 100 | 73 | 77 | 70 | 37 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -87 | -100 | -73 | -76 | -67 | -37 |
Cloud cover (%) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -53 | -53 | -55 | -54 | -55 | -48 |
Relative humidity (%) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 86 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -41 | -51 | -63 | -64 | -61 | -59 | -57 | -57 | -56 | -53 | -48 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 86 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 79 | 77 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -41 | -51 | -63 | -64 | -61 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -57 | -57 | -56 | -53 | -48 | -40 |
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. St. Moritz trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
St. Moritz
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Samedan, about 4 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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