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Luxor vs Sendai
Comparing Luxor change · Sendai change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Sendai is the wetter, with 1255 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Sendai, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Sendai: Warm
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Sendai: Cold
Rain & snow
Sendai is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Sendai: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Sendai: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sendai is the wetter — about 1255 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 |
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -20 | -19 | -19 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Sendai | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Difference | -15 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -16 |
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 |
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Sendai | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -5 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Sendai 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 |
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Difference | +40 | +33 | +73 | +88 | +99 | +144 | +178 | +158 | +192 | +150 | +55 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 |
| Difference | +40 | +33 | +73 | +88 | +99 | +144 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Sendai | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Difference | +178 | +158 | +192 | +150 | +55 | +44 |
Cloud cover (%) Sendai 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 |
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Difference | +53 | +51 | +48 | +44 | +46 | +67 | +71 | +63 | +67 | +61 | +59 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 |
| Difference | +53 | +51 | +48 | +44 | +46 | +67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Sendai | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Difference | +71 | +63 | +67 | +61 | +59 | +57 |
Relative humidity (%) Sendai 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 |
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Difference | +49 | +56 | +60 | +62 | +63 | +65 | +66 | +64 | +62 | +57 | +49 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +49 | +56 | +60 | +62 | +63 | +65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Sendai | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Difference | +66 | +64 | +62 | +57 | +49 | +45 |
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 → · Sendai 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.
Sendai
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sendai, 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.