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Luxor vs Galway
Comparing Luxor change · Galway change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 27°F on the annual average; Galway is the wetter, with 48 in 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 27°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Galway is the wetter — about 48 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 |
| Galway | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -25 | -28 | -34 | -41 | -42 | -43 | -40 | -39 | -39 | -39 | -32 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Galway | 48 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 63 |
| Difference | -25 | -28 | -34 | -41 | -42 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Galway | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 53 | 48 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -39 | -39 | -32 | -28 |
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 |
| Galway | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 38 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -14 | -21 | -25 | -25 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -14 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Galway | 38 | 39 | 41 | 42 | 47 | 51 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -14 | -21 | -25 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Galway | 55 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 42 | 38 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -14 | -9 |
Precipitation (in) Galway 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 |
| Galway | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| Difference | +4.7 | +5.2 | +3.3 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +3.4 | +3.4 | +3.9 | +3.6 | +5.7 | +5.4 | +4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Galway | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Difference | +4.7 | +5.2 | +3.3 | +2.7 | +2.3 | +3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Galway | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
| Difference | +3.4 | +3.9 | +3.6 | +5.7 | +5.4 | +4.7 |
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.