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Luxor vs Palermo
Comparing Luxor change · Palermo change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Palermo is the wetter, with 503 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Palermo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Palermo: Warm
Winters
Palermo has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Palermo: Cool
Rain & snow
Palermo is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Palermo: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Palermo: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Palermo is the wetter — about 503 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 |
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | -9 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -15 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Palermo | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Difference | -9 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -17 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Palermo | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 15 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -10 | -9 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through 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 |
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -2 | -5 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Palermo | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -2 | -5 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Palermo | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +2 |
Precipitation (mm) Palermo 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 |
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | +59 | +52 | +38 | +32 | +7 | +11 | +4 | +21 | +60 | +78 | +69 | +72 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Palermo | 60 | 53 | 39 | 34 | 18 | 12 |
| Difference | +59 | +52 | +38 | +32 | +7 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Palermo | 4 | 21 | 61 | 79 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | +4 | +21 | +60 | +78 | +69 | +72 |
Cloud cover (%) Palermo 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 |
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Difference | +42 | +38 | +32 | +27 | +21 | +23 | +9 | +14 | +36 | +41 | +47 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Palermo | 66 | 63 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 33 |
| Difference | +42 | +38 | +32 | +27 | +21 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Palermo | 18 | 22 | 45 | 52 | 62 | 68 |
| Difference | +9 | +14 | +36 | +41 | +47 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Palermo 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 |
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | +30 | +38 | +51 | +59 | +61 | +60 | +55 | +52 | +48 | +45 | +35 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Palermo | 76 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +30 | +38 | +51 | +59 | +61 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Palermo | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | +55 | +52 | +48 | +45 | +35 | +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 → · Palermo 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.
Palermo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Ustica, about 68 km from the city centre.
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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