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Luxor vs Nara-shi
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Nara-shi is the wetter, with 1343 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Nara-shi, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Nara-shi: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Nara-shi: Chilly
Rain & snow
Nara-shi is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Nara-shi: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Nara-shi: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nara-shi is the wetter — about 1343 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 |
| Nara-shi | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Nara-shi | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Nara-shi | 32 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -13 | -12 | -13 |
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 |
| Nara-shi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Nara-shi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Nara-shi | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Nara-shi 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 |
| Nara-shi | 52 | 63 | 105 | 99 | 139 | 184 | 174 | 128 | 159 | 135 | 71 | 57 |
| Difference | +51 | +63 | +104 | +97 | +127 | +184 | +173 | +128 | +158 | +134 | +68 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Nara-shi | 52 | 63 | 105 | 99 | 139 | 184 |
| Difference | +51 | +63 | +104 | +97 | +127 | +184 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Nara-shi | 174 | 128 | 159 | 135 | 71 | 57 |
| Difference | +173 | +128 | +158 | +134 | +68 | +57 |
Cloud cover (%) Nara-shi 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 |
| Nara-shi | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Difference | +47 | +45 | +42 | +39 | +45 | +71 | +65 | +56 | +61 | +55 | +51 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Nara-shi | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 |
| Difference | +47 | +45 | +42 | +39 | +45 | +71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Nara-shi | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Difference | +65 | +56 | +61 | +55 | +51 | +47 |
Relative humidity (%) Nara-shi 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 |
| Nara-shi | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +38 | +45 | +53 | +58 | +62 | +66 | +65 | +62 | +60 | +54 | +43 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Nara-shi | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Difference | +38 | +45 | +53 | +58 | +62 | +66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Nara-shi | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +65 | +62 | +60 | +54 | +43 | +37 |
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 → · Nara-shi 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.
Nara-shi
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Nara, about 3 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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