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San José vs Luxor
Comparing San José change · Luxor change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; San José is the wetter, with 1466 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
San José: Warm
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
San José has much milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
San José is much wetter
San José: Wet
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San José is the wetter — about 1466 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +13 | +13 | +13 | +11 | +8 | +1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +11 | +8 | +1 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -6 | -2 | +3 | +6 | +7 | +7 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -6 | -2 | +3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +5 | +1 | -5 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 7 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 176 | 209 | 130 | 177 | 258 | 286 | 146 | 35 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -3 | -51 | -165 | -209 | -130 | -177 | -258 | -285 | -143 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 7 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 176 | 209 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -3 | -51 | -165 | -209 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 130 | 177 | 258 | 286 | 146 | 35 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -130 | -177 | -258 | -285 | -143 | -35 |
Cloud cover (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -15 | -40 | -58 | -75 | -76 | -77 | -76 | -73 | -62 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -19 | -13 | -15 | -40 | -58 | -75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -76 | -77 | -76 | -73 | -62 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -36 | -47 | -62 | -69 | -67 | -66 | -64 | -60 | -48 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -36 | -47 | -62 | -69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -67 | -66 | -64 | -60 | -48 | -36 |
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. San José trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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