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Luxor vs Gordes
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Gordes is the wetter, with 479 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Gordes, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Gordes: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Gordes: Chilly
Rain & snow
Gordes is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Gordes: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Gordes: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gordes is the wetter — about 479 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 |
| Gordes | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Gordes | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Gordes | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -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 |
| Gordes | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Gordes | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Gordes | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Gordes 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 |
| Gordes | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Difference | +34 | +28 | +34 | +44 | +31 | +34 | +18 | +27 | +58 | +66 | +77 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Gordes | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 |
| Difference | +34 | +28 | +34 | +44 | +31 | +34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gordes | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Difference | +18 | +27 | +58 | +66 | +77 | +29 |
Cloud cover (%) Gordes 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 |
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +31 | +34 | +37 | +41 | +31 | +36 | +41 | +48 | +45 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +31 | +34 | +37 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Gordes | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Difference | +31 | +36 | +41 | +48 | +45 | +38 |
Relative humidity (%) Gordes 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 |
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +48 | +51 | +48 | +40 | +31 | +31 | +38 | +44 | +42 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +48 | +51 | +48 | +40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Gordes | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +31 | +31 | +38 | +44 | +42 | +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 → · Gordes 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.
Gordes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 22 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.