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Luxor vs Chinon
Comparing Luxor change · Chinon change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Chinon is the wetter, with 615 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Chinon, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Chinon: Warm
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Chinon: Chilly
Rain & snow
Chinon is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Chinon: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Chinon: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chinon is the wetter — about 615 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 |
| Chinon | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -17 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Chinon | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Chinon | 27 | 27 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -15 |
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 |
| Chinon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Chinon | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Chinon | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Chinon 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 |
| Chinon | 58 | 45 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 46 | 49 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 67 | 65 |
| Difference | +56 | +44 | +45 | +50 | +41 | +45 | +49 | +44 | +49 | +63 | +64 | +65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Chinon | 58 | 45 | 46 | 52 | 52 | 46 |
| Difference | +56 | +44 | +45 | +50 | +41 | +45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chinon | 49 | 44 | 50 | 64 | 67 | 65 |
| Difference | +49 | +44 | +49 | +63 | +64 | +65 |
Cloud cover (%) Chinon 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 |
| Chinon | 72 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 71 |
| Difference | +47 | +43 | +40 | +39 | +43 | +55 | +50 | +51 | +49 | +56 | +56 | +49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Chinon | 72 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 64 |
| Difference | +47 | +43 | +40 | +39 | +43 | +55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Chinon | 59 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 71 |
| Difference | +50 | +51 | +49 | +56 | +56 | +49 |
Relative humidity (%) Chinon 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 |
| Chinon | 92 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 93 |
| Difference | +47 | +51 | +57 | +59 | +60 | +57 | +51 | +48 | +49 | +53 | +50 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Chinon | 92 | 88 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 75 |
| Difference | +47 | +51 | +57 | +59 | +60 | +57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Chinon | 71 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 90 | 93 |
| Difference | +51 | +48 | +49 | +53 | +50 | +46 |
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 → · Chinon 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.
Chinon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Savigny - Veron, a weather station, about 10 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.