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Luxor vs Athens
Comparing Luxor change · Athens change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Athens is the wetter, with 331 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Athens, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Athens: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Luxor: Cool
Athens: Cool
Rain & snow
Athens is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Athens: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Athens: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Athens is the wetter — about 331 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 |
| Athens | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -11 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Athens | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Athens | 33 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -9 |
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 |
| Athens | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Athens | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Athens | 23 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | — |
Precipitation (mm) Athens 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 |
| Athens | 46 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | +45 | +35 | +39 | +23 | +3 | +9 | +7 | +3 | +15 | +32 | +58 | +62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Athens | 46 | 36 | 41 | 25 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +45 | +35 | +39 | +23 | +3 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Athens | 7 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | +7 | +3 | +15 | +32 | +58 | +62 |
Cloud cover (%) Athens 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 |
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | +34 | +33 | +30 | +24 | +19 | +18 | +11 | +11 | +21 | +34 | +40 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Athens | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| Difference | +34 | +33 | +30 | +24 | +19 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Athens | 20 | 19 | 29 | 45 | 55 | 61 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +21 | +34 | +40 | +39 |
Relative humidity (%) Athens 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 |
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Difference | +35 | +43 | +50 | +51 | +44 | +36 | +31 | +32 | +36 | +40 | +37 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Athens | 81 | 80 | 77 | 71 | 62 | 54 |
| Difference | +35 | +43 | +50 | +51 | +44 | +36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Athens | 51 | 54 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 |
| Difference | +31 | +32 | +36 | +40 | +37 | +34 |
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 → · Athens 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.
Athens
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Hellinikon, 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.