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Punta Cana vs Luxor
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Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Punta Cana is the wetter, with 39 in 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 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Punta Cana is the wetter — about 39 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | — | +9 | +15 | +18 | +17 | +17 | +13 | +7 | -2 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 |
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | — | +9 | +15 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +13 | +7 | -2 | -9 |
Avg low (°F) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -16 | -9 | -2 | +1 | +2 | +2 | -1 | -7 | -17 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -26 | -23 | -16 | -9 | -2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | -1 | -7 | -17 | -24 |
Precipitation (in) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -3.3 | -3.1 | -3.9 | -4.1 | -3.9 | -4.4 | -3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | -2.8 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -2.6 | -3.2 | -3.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Difference | -3.1 | -3.9 | -4.1 | -3.9 | -4.4 | -3.3 |
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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