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Zürich vs Luxor
Comparing Zürich change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Zürich is the wetter, with 1086 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zürich and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Zürich: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Zürich: Cold
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Zürich is much wetter
Zürich: Wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Zürich: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Zürich is the wetter — about 1086 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +19 | +20 | +19 | +20 | +20 | +19 | +17 | +17 | +20 | +22 | +22 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 22 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +19 | +20 | +19 | +20 | +20 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +20 | +22 | +22 | +20 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | +11 | +12 | +13 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +9 |
Precipitation (mm) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 63 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 83 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -61 | -60 | -70 | -78 | -117 | -127 | -126 | -119 | -87 | -84 | -73 | -83 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 63 | 60 | 71 | 80 | 128 | 128 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -61 | -60 | -70 | -78 | -117 | -127 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 126 | 119 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 83 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -126 | -119 | -87 | -84 | -73 | -83 |
Cloud cover (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -45 | -45 | -42 | -40 | -45 | -56 | -51 | -52 | -54 | -57 | -57 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -45 | -45 | -42 | -40 | -45 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -51 | -52 | -54 | -57 | -57 | -50 |
Relative humidity (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -42 | -49 | -55 | -59 | -61 | -60 | -58 | -57 | -57 | -55 | -48 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -42 | -49 | -55 | -59 | -61 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -58 | -57 | -57 | -55 | -48 | -41 |
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. Zürich trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, 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.