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Luxor vs Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter, with 1246 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mild
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Cold
Rain & snow
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter — about 1246 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 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -19 | -17 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -21 |
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 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -15 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -15 | -14 |
Precipitation (mm) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 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 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Difference | +97 | +78 | +81 | +86 | +113 | +124 | +127 | +130 | +95 | +105 | +95 | +114 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 |
| Difference | +97 | +78 | +81 | +86 | +113 | +124 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Difference | +127 | +130 | +95 | +105 | +95 | +114 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 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 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | +42 | +43 | +44 | +46 | +49 | +55 | +47 | +49 | +51 | +53 | +52 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Difference | +42 | +43 | +44 | +46 | +49 | +55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | +47 | +49 | +51 | +53 | +52 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 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 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +39 | +49 | +59 | +60 | +60 | +59 | +55 | +52 | +52 | +49 | +44 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +39 | +49 | +59 | +60 | +60 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +55 | +52 | +52 | +49 | +44 | +37 |
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 → · Chamonix-Mont-Blanc 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.
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chamonix, a weather station, inside the city. 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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