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Luxor vs Athens
Comparing Luxor change · Athens change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Athens is the wetter, with 13 in 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 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Athens is the wetter — about 13 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 |
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -20 | -24 | -27 | -25 | -20 | -15 | -14 | -19 | -21 | -19 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Athens | 56 | 57 | 62 | 68 | 77 | 86 |
| Difference | -17 | -20 | -24 | -27 | -25 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Athens | 92 | 92 | 84 | 75 | 66 | 59 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -19 | -21 | -19 | -17 |
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 |
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -7 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Athens | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 61 | 69 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -7 | -10 | -11 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Athens | 74 | 75 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | — |
Precipitation (in) Athens 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 |
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Athens | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +0.1 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Athens | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +2.3 | +2.4 |
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.