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Luxor vs Taormina
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Taormina is the wetter, with 264 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Taormina, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Taormina: Hot
Winters
Taormina has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Taormina: Cool
Rain & snow
Taormina is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Taormina: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Taormina: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Taormina is the wetter — about 264 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 |
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Taormina | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Taormina | 32 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -8 |
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 |
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -3 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Taormina | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 21 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -3 | -5 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Taormina | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | +2 |
Precipitation (mm) Taormina 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 |
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Difference | +40 | +36 | +25 | +12 | -5 | +2 | +5 | +7 | +26 | +32 | +27 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Taormina | 42 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | +40 | +36 | +25 | +12 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Taormina | 5 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 57 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +26 | +32 | +27 | +57 |
Cloud cover (%) Taormina 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 |
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +42 | +42 | +37 | +34 | +28 | +30 | +19 | +23 | +41 | +45 | +50 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Difference | +42 | +42 | +37 | +34 | +28 | +30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Taormina | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +19 | +23 | +41 | +45 | +50 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Taormina 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 |
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +32 | +40 | +50 | +56 | +53 | +48 | +42 | +40 | +42 | +42 | +35 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Difference | +32 | +40 | +50 | +56 | +53 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Taormina | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +42 | +40 | +42 | +42 | +35 | +30 |
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 → · Taormina 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.
Taormina
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reggio Calabria, a weather station, about 40 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.
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