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Medellín vs Luxor
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Medellín is the wetter, with 1664 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Medellín and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Medellín: Mild
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Medellín has much milder winters
Medellín: Mild
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Medellín is much wetter
Medellín: Very wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Medellín: Often grey
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Medellín is the wetter — about 1664 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +7 | +12 | +16 | +18 | +19 | +18 | +17 | +13 | +7 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +7 | +12 | +16 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +17 | +13 | +7 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | — | +4 | +9 | +12 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +7 | — | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | — | +4 | +9 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +11 | +7 | — | -4 |
Precipitation (mm) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -64 | -73 | -119 | -183 | -186 | -155 | -145 | -139 | -150 | -167 | -187 | -97 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 65 | 73 | 121 | 185 | 197 | 155 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -64 | -73 | -119 | -183 | -186 | -155 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 145 | 139 | 151 | 168 | 190 | 97 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -145 | -139 | -150 | -167 | -187 | -97 |
Cloud cover (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -44 | -48 | -54 | -59 | -62 | -72 | -70 | -72 | -73 | -73 | -65 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 68 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 86 | 82 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -44 | -48 | -54 | -59 | -62 | -72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 79 | 80 | 82 | 84 | 81 | 72 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -70 | -72 | -73 | -73 | -65 | -50 |
Relative humidity (%) Medellín runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -42 | -50 | -60 | -69 | -72 | -71 | -68 | -66 | -63 | -60 | -51 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 88 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 89 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -42 | -50 | -60 | -69 | -72 | -71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medellín | 87 | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -68 | -66 | -63 | -60 | -51 | -43 |
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. Medellín trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Medellín
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Jose Maria Cordova, a weather station, about 19 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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