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Luxor vs Fontainebleau
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average; Fontainebleau is the wetter, with 28 in 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 26°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fontainebleau is the wetter — about 28 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 |
| Fontainebleau | 45 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 52 | 46 |
| Difference | -28 | -30 | -30 | -33 | -34 | -32 | -27 | -27 | -31 | -34 | -33 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Fontainebleau | 45 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 75 |
| Difference | -28 | -30 | -30 | -33 | -34 | -32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Fontainebleau | 79 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 52 | 46 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -31 | -34 | -33 | -30 |
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 |
| Fontainebleau | 33 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -18 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Fontainebleau | 33 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 51 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -19 | -24 | -26 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Fontainebleau | 55 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -26 | -24 | -18 | -13 |
Precipitation (in) Fontainebleau 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 |
| Fontainebleau | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.1 | +2 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +2.4 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Fontainebleau | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.1 | +2 | +2.3 | +2.2 | +2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Fontainebleau | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.3 | +2.4 | +2.7 | +2.5 | +2.8 |
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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