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Luxor vs Irákleion
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Irákleion is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Irákleion, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Irákleion: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Luxor: Cool
Irákleion: Cool
Rain & snow
Irákleion is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Irákleion: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Irákleion: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Irákleion is the wetter — about 17 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 |
| Irákleion | 60 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -23 | -27 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Irákleion | 60 | 59 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 82 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -23 | -27 | -28 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Irákleion | 85 | 85 | 81 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -22 | -20 | -16 | -14 |
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 |
| Irákleion | 48 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Difference | +4 | — | -5 | -10 | -12 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | +1 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Irákleion | 48 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 60 | 67 |
| Difference | +4 | — | -5 | -10 | -12 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Irákleion | 72 | 73 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -6 | -4 | +1 | +4 |
Precipitation (in) Irákleion 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 |
| Irákleion | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| Difference | +3.5 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +0.8 | — | +0.1 | — | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Irákleion | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Difference | +3.5 | +2.7 | +1.8 | +0.8 | — | +0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Irákleion | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| Difference | — | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +3.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Irákleion 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 |
| Irákleion | 70 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 62 | 72 |
| Difference | +46 | +43 | +36 | +26 | +15 | +11 | +4 | +6 | +18 | +37 | +47 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Irákleion | 70 | 68 | 61 | 53 | 40 | 21 |
| Difference | +46 | +43 | +36 | +26 | +15 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Irákleion | 13 | 13 | 27 | 48 | 62 | 72 |
| Difference | +4 | +6 | +18 | +37 | +47 | +50 |
Relative humidity (%) Irákleion 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 |
| Irákleion | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | +30 | +39 | +48 | +52 | +52 | +50 | +48 | +49 | +44 | +42 | +33 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Irákleion | 76 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 68 |
| Difference | +30 | +39 | +48 | +52 | +52 | +50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Irákleion | 68 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | +48 | +49 | +44 | +42 | +33 | +28 |
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 → · Irákleion 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.
Irákleion
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Heraklion, a weather station, about 4 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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