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St. Moritz vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average; St. Moritz is the wetter, with 27 in 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 42°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
St. Moritz is the wetter — about 27 in 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 (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 30 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +43 | +45 | +46 | +49 | +47 | +44 | +40 | +40 | +45 | +45 | +45 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 30 | 33 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 63 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Difference | +43 | +45 | +46 | +49 | +47 | +44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 67 | 66 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 31 |
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +40 | +40 | +45 | +45 | +45 | +45 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | +41 | +44 | +40 | +39 | +39 | +38 | +38 | +37 | +39 | +40 | +38 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 38 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | +41 | +44 | +40 | +39 | +39 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 40 | 40 | 34 | 27 | 18 | 8 |
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | +38 | +37 | +39 | +40 | +38 | +39 |
Precipitation (in) St. Moritz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -3.6 | -3.4 | -4 | -2.9 | -3 | -2.6 | -1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -2.2 | -3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Moritz | 3.4 | 4 | 2.9 | 3 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -3.4 | -4 | -2.9 | -3 | -2.6 | -1.4 |
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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