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Luxor vs Arcachon
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Arcachon is the wetter, with 854 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Arcachon, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Arcachon: Warm
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Arcachon: Chilly
Rain & snow
Arcachon is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Arcachon: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Arcachon: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Arcachon is the wetter — about 854 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Arcachon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Arcachon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Arcachon | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Arcachon | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Arcachon | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Arcachon | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Arcachon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Arcachon | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Difference | +85 | +61 | +60 | +66 | +57 | +72 | +44 | +53 | +77 | +78 | +99 | +102 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Arcachon | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Difference | +85 | +61 | +60 | +66 | +57 | +72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Arcachon | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Difference | +44 | +53 | +77 | +78 | +99 | +102 |
Cloud cover (%) Arcachon 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 |
| Arcachon | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Difference | +46 | +40 | +38 | +39 | +43 | +52 | +46 | +46 | +47 | +53 | +54 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Arcachon | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | +46 | +40 | +38 | +39 | +43 | +52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Arcachon | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Difference | +46 | +46 | +47 | +53 | +54 | +48 |
Relative humidity (%) Arcachon 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 |
| Arcachon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Difference | +44 | +49 | +54 | +57 | +58 | +55 | +50 | +46 | +46 | +50 | +47 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Arcachon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 |
| Difference | +44 | +49 | +54 | +57 | +58 | +55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Arcachon | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Difference | +50 | +46 | +46 | +50 | +47 | +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. Luxor trends → · Arcachon 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.
Arcachon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bordeaux Merignac, a weather station, about 41 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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