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Luxor vs Donostia / San Sebastián
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average; Donostia / San Sebastián is the wetter, with 57 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Donostia / San Sebastián, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Donostia / San Sebastián: Mild
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Donostia / San Sebastián: Cool
Rain & snow
Donostia / San Sebastián is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Donostia / San Sebastián: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Donostia / San Sebastián: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Donostia / San Sebastián is the wetter — about 57 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) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Difference | -19 | -23 | -26 | -33 | -35 | -34 | -31 | -29 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 54 | 55 | 59 | 62 | 68 | 72 |
| Difference | -19 | -23 | -26 | -33 | -35 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 76 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 60 | 55 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -20 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 41 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -10 | -15 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 41 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 53 | 59 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -10 | -15 | -18 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 62 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 46 | 42 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -5 |
Precipitation (in) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +5.4 | +4.3 | +4 | +4.6 | +4.1 | +3.9 | +3 | +3.4 | +4.6 | +5.8 | +8 | +5.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.9 |
| Difference | +5.4 | +4.3 | +4 | +4.6 | +4.1 | +3.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +3 | +3.4 | +4.6 | +5.8 | +8 | +5.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 73 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Difference | +49 | +44 | +42 | +44 | +46 | +57 | +53 | +54 | +53 | +57 | +58 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 73 | 69 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 66 |
| Difference | +49 | +44 | +42 | +44 | +46 | +57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 63 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 73 | 73 |
| Difference | +53 | +54 | +53 | +57 | +58 | +51 |
Relative humidity (%) Donostia / San Sebastián runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +55 | +60 | +61 | +59 | +54 | +49 | +47 | +47 | +44 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 86 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +55 | +60 | +61 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Donostia / San Sebastián | 74 | 70 | 72 | 78 | 84 | 86 |
| Difference | +54 | +49 | +47 | +47 | +44 | +39 |
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. Luxor trends → · Donostia / San Sebastián trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Donostia / San Sebastián
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Biarritz-pays-basque, a weather station, about 40 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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