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Punta Cana vs Luxor
Comparing Punta Cana change · Luxor change
Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Punta Cana is the wetter, with 989 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Punta Cana and Luxor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Punta Cana: Hot
Luxor: Extreme heat
Winters
Punta Cana has far milder winters
Punta Cana: Stays warm
Luxor: Cool
Rain & snow
Punta Cana is much wetter
Punta Cana: Moderate rainfall
Luxor: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Punta Cana: Fairly sunny
Luxor: Sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Punta Cana is the wetter — about 989 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | — | +5 | +8 | +10 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | — | +5 | +8 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -9 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -9 | -5 | -1 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | -1 | -4 | -9 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -71 | -61 | -47 | -66 | -81 | -84 | -78 | -99 | -104 | -100 | -112 | -84 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 |
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Difference | -71 | -61 | -47 | -66 | -81 | -84 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -78 | -99 | -104 | -100 | -112 | -84 |
Cloud cover (%) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -31 | -42 | -37 | -38 | -43 | -38 | -30 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 |
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -12 | -14 | -31 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Difference | -37 | -38 | -43 | -38 | -30 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -31 | -40 | -50 | -59 | -63 | -63 | -61 | -59 | -55 | -49 | -38 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Difference | -31 | -40 | -50 | -59 | -63 | -63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -61 | -59 | -55 | -49 | -38 | -30 |
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. Punta Cana trends → · Luxor trends →
Methodology & sources
Punta Cana
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Punta Cana Intl, 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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