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Luxor vs Karuizawa
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Karuizawa is the wetter, with 991 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Karuizawa, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Karuizawa: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Karuizawa: Very cold
Rain & snow
Karuizawa is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Karuizawa: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Karuizawa: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Karuizawa is the wetter — about 991 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 |
| Karuizawa | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Karuizawa | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 23 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -22 | -20 | -19 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Karuizawa | 27 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -19 |
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 |
| Karuizawa | -7 | -7 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Karuizawa | -7 | -7 | -4 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Karuizawa | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | -4 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Karuizawa 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 |
| Karuizawa | 32 | 33 | 61 | 62 | 87 | 120 | 156 | 122 | 146 | 118 | 47 | 28 |
| Difference | +30 | +33 | +59 | +60 | +75 | +120 | +156 | +122 | +146 | +117 | +43 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Karuizawa | 32 | 33 | 61 | 62 | 87 | 120 |
| Difference | +30 | +33 | +59 | +60 | +75 | +120 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Karuizawa | 156 | 122 | 146 | 118 | 47 | 28 |
| Difference | +156 | +122 | +146 | +117 | +43 | +28 |
Cloud cover (%) Karuizawa 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 |
| Karuizawa | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 | 79 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 61 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +40 | +38 | +44 | +71 | +70 | +62 | +67 | +59 | +47 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Karuizawa | 63 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 81 |
| Difference | +39 | +39 | +40 | +38 | +44 | +71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Karuizawa | 79 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 61 |
| Difference | +70 | +62 | +67 | +59 | +47 | +39 |
Relative humidity (%) Karuizawa 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 |
| Karuizawa | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +44 | +50 | +55 | +56 | +57 | +61 | +62 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +45 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Karuizawa | 90 | 87 | 82 | 76 | 75 | 79 |
| Difference | +44 | +50 | +55 | +56 | +57 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Karuizawa | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 88 |
| Difference | +62 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +45 | +41 |
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 → · Karuizawa 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.
Karuizawa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Tomi, about 23 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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