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Luxor vs Fontainebleau
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Fontainebleau is the wetter, with 718 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Fontainebleau, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Fontainebleau: Warm
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Fontainebleau: Chilly
Rain & snow
Fontainebleau is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Fontainebleau: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Fontainebleau: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fontainebleau is the wetter — about 718 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 |
| Fontainebleau | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -15 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Fontainebleau | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -19 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Fontainebleau | 26 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -17 |
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 |
| Fontainebleau | 1 | -0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -11 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Fontainebleau | 1 | -0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -11 | -14 | -14 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Fontainebleau | 13 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Fontainebleau 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 |
| Fontainebleau | 58 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 72 |
| Difference | +56 | +54 | +51 | +57 | +56 | +60 | +62 | +59 | +60 | +68 | +64 | +72 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Fontainebleau | 58 | 54 | 53 | 59 | 67 | 60 |
| Difference | +56 | +54 | +51 | +57 | +56 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Fontainebleau | 62 | 59 | 61 | 68 | 67 | 72 |
| Difference | +62 | +59 | +60 | +68 | +64 | +72 |
Cloud cover (%) Fontainebleau 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 |
| Fontainebleau | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +48 | +45 | +41 | +39 | +44 | +56 | +53 | +55 | +51 | +57 | +57 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Fontainebleau | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 66 |
| Difference | +48 | +45 | +41 | +39 | +44 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Fontainebleau | 63 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +53 | +55 | +51 | +57 | +57 | +50 |
Relative humidity (%) Fontainebleau 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 |
| Fontainebleau | 92 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 84 | 90 | 93 |
| Difference | +46 | +50 | +55 | +57 | +58 | +56 | +51 | +49 | +50 | +53 | +50 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Fontainebleau | 92 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | +46 | +50 | +55 | +57 | +58 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Fontainebleau | 71 | 70 | 75 | 84 | 90 | 93 |
| Difference | +51 | +49 | +50 | +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 → · Fontainebleau 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.
Fontainebleau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Fontainebleau_sapc, a weather station, about 2 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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