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Luxor vs Val-d'Isère
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average; Val-d'Isère is the wetter, with 890 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Val-d'Isère, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Val-d'Isère: Cool
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Val-d'Isère: Very cold
Rain & snow
Val-d'Isère is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Val-d'Isère: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Val-d'Isère: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Val-d'Isère is the wetter — about 890 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -25 | -26 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Val-d'Isère | -0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -23 | -25 | -26 | -29 | -27 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Val-d'Isère | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -25 | -25 | -25 | -24 |
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 |
| Val-d'Isère | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Val-d'Isère | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 5 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Val-d'Isère | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -17 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Val-d'Isère 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Difference | +79 | +61 | +70 | +60 | +77 | +85 | +83 | +77 | +62 | +67 | +77 | +93 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Val-d'Isère | 81 | 62 | 71 | 62 | 88 | 85 |
| Difference | +79 | +61 | +70 | +60 | +77 | +85 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Val-d'Isère | 83 | 77 | 62 | 67 | 81 | 93 |
| Difference | +83 | +77 | +62 | +67 | +77 | +93 |
Cloud cover (%) Val-d'Isère 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Difference | +47 | +49 | +51 | +53 | +52 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Val-d'Isère 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 |
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | +41 | +50 | +59 | +60 | +59 | +56 | +52 | +50 | +51 | +49 | +45 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Val-d'Isère | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Difference | +41 | +50 | +59 | +60 | +59 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Val-d'Isère | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Difference | +52 | +50 | +51 | +49 | +45 | +38 |
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 → · Val-d'Isère 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.
Val-d'Isère
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, 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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