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Luxor vs Palermo
Comparing Luxor change · Palermo change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average; Palermo is the wetter, with 20 in 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 14°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Palermo is the wetter — about 20 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 |
| Palermo | 57 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 85 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -20 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Palermo | 57 | 57 | 60 | 64 | 71 | 79 |
| Difference | -16 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -31 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Palermo | 85 | 87 | 80 | 73 | 66 | 60 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -16 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through 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 |
| Palermo | 49 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Difference | +5 | — | -4 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Palermo | 49 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 |
| Difference | +5 | — | -4 | -10 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Palermo | 72 | 73 | 69 | 64 | 57 | 52 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 |
Precipitation (in) Palermo 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 |
| Palermo | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +0.1 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +2.7 | +2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Palermo | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +2.1 | +1.5 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Palermo | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.8 | +2.4 | +3.1 | +2.7 | +2.9 |
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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