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Cartagena vs Luxor
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Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Cartagena is the wetter, with 872 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cartagena and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Cartagena: Hot
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Cartagena has far milder winters
Cartagena: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Cartagena is much wetter
Cartagena: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Cartagena: Partly cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cartagena is the wetter — about 872 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -1 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -2 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -1 | +3 | +7 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -2 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -1 | — | — | -3 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | — | — | -3 | -6 | -12 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -1 | -16 | -94 | -91 | -88 | -94 | -94 | -185 | -140 | -51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -1 | -16 | -94 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -88 | -94 | -94 | -185 | -140 | -51 |
Cloud cover (%) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -8 | -14 | -24 | -38 | -50 | -62 | -61 | -66 | -70 | -67 | -50 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -8 | -14 | -24 | -38 | -50 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -61 | -66 | -70 | -67 | -50 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -32 | -38 | -48 | -57 | -63 | -64 | -62 | -61 | -58 | -52 | -42 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -32 | -38 | -48 | -57 | -63 | -64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -62 | -61 | -58 | -52 | -42 | -33 |
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. Cartagena trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Cartagena
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rafael Nunez, a weather station, about 5 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.
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