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Luxor vs Galway
Comparing Luxor change · Galway change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Galway is the wetter, with 1228 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Galway, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Galway: Mild
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Galway: Chilly
Rain & snow
Galway is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Galway: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Galway: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Galway is the wetter — about 1228 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 |
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -18 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Galway | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -22 | -22 | -18 | -15 |
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 |
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -8 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Galway | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -8 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Galway 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 |
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Difference | +120 | +132 | +85 | +68 | +59 | +87 | +87 | +99 | +91 | +144 | +138 | +118 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 |
| Difference | +120 | +132 | +85 | +68 | +59 | +87 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Galway | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Difference | +87 | +99 | +91 | +144 | +138 | +118 |
Cloud cover (%) Galway 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 |
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Difference | +50 | +51 | +51 | +47 | +50 | +69 | +72 | +71 | +65 | +61 | +58 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | +50 | +51 | +51 | +47 | +50 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Galway | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Difference | +72 | +71 | +65 | +61 | +58 | +52 |
Relative humidity (%) Galway 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 |
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +48 | +56 | +62 | +64 | +62 | +61 | +61 | +62 | +61 | +60 | +53 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 |
| Difference | +48 | +56 | +62 | +64 | +62 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Galway | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +61 | +62 | +61 | +60 | +53 | +47 |
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 → · Galway 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.
Galway
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Galway, a weather station, about 2 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.