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Avarua vs Luxor
Comparing Avarua change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Avarua is the wetter, with 1493 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Avarua and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Avarua: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Avarua has far milder winters
Avarua: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Avarua is much wetter
Avarua: Wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Avarua: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Avarua is the wetter — about 1493 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | — | +6 | +12 | +15 | +16 | +16 | +13 | +9 | +1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | — | +6 | +12 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +16 | +16 | +13 | +9 | +1 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -11 | -6 | +1 | +4 | +6 | +6 | +3 | -1 | -8 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -11 | -6 | +1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +3 | -1 | -8 | -14 |
Precipitation (mm) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 183 | 176 | 164 | 169 | 140 | 61 | 93 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 115 | 175 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -181 | -176 | -162 | -167 | -128 | -61 | -93 | -82 | -85 | -72 | -112 | -175 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 183 | 176 | 164 | 169 | 140 | 61 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -181 | -176 | -162 | -167 | -128 | -61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 93 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 115 | 175 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -93 | -82 | -85 | -72 | -112 | -175 |
Cloud cover (%) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -48 | -47 | -43 | -42 | -46 | -57 | -56 | -58 | -59 | -58 | -54 | -48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -48 | -47 | -43 | -42 | -46 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -56 | -58 | -59 | -58 | -54 | -48 |
Relative humidity (%) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -36 | -44 | -54 | -60 | -61 | -60 | -58 | -57 | -55 | -49 | -40 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -36 | -44 | -54 | -60 | -61 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -58 | -57 | -55 | -49 | -40 | -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. Avarua trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Avarua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rarotonga Intl, a weather station, about 3 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.
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.