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Luxor vs San Gimignano
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; San Gimignano is the wetter, with 30 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and San Gimignano, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
San Gimignano: Hot
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
San Gimignano: Chilly
Rain & snow
San Gimignano is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
San Gimignano: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
San Gimignano: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Gimignano is the wetter — about 30 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 |
| San Gimignano | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -24 | -27 | -27 | -22 | -17 | -16 | -22 | -25 | -24 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| San Gimignano | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 |
| Difference | -21 | -23 | -24 | -27 | -27 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| San Gimignano | 90 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -22 | -25 | -24 | -23 |
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 |
| San Gimignano | 36 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| San Gimignano | 36 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -18 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| San Gimignano | 65 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -12 | -11 |
Precipitation (in) San Gimignano 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 |
| San Gimignano | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +2 | +1.8 | +1 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +4.1 | +4.4 | +3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| San Gimignano | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.5 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +2 | +1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| San Gimignano | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Difference | +1 | +1.4 | +2.6 | +4.1 | +4.4 | +3.2 |
Cloud cover (%) San Gimignano 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 |
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Difference | +41 | +37 | +36 | +38 | +38 | +40 | +27 | +31 | +44 | +51 | +54 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 |
| Difference | +41 | +37 | +36 | +38 | +38 | +40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| San Gimignano | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Difference | +27 | +31 | +44 | +51 | +54 | +43 |
Relative humidity (%) San Gimignano 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 |
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Difference | +45 | +51 | +55 | +59 | +56 | +48 | +39 | +38 | +46 | +52 | +49 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 |
| Difference | +45 | +51 | +55 | +59 | +56 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| San Gimignano | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Difference | +39 | +38 | +46 | +52 | +49 | +44 |
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 → · San Gimignano 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.
San Gimignano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Firenze_peretola, about 40 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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