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Luxor vs Sendai
Comparing Luxor change · Sendai change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 23°F on the annual average; Sendai is the wetter, with 49 in 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 23°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sendai is the wetter — about 49 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 |
| Sendai | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Difference | -31 | -34 | -35 | -35 | -34 | -33 | -27 | -23 | -26 | -28 | -27 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Sendai | 42 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 74 |
| Difference | -31 | -34 | -35 | -35 | -34 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Sendai | 80 | 83 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 47 |
| Difference | -27 | -23 | -26 | -28 | -27 | -29 |
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 |
| Sendai | 30 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -7 | -9 | -14 | -14 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Sendai | 30 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 53 | 61 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -19 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Sendai | 68 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Difference | -10 | -7 | -9 | -14 | -14 | -14 |
Precipitation (in) Sendai 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 |
| Sendai | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 7 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.9 | +5.7 | +7 | +6.2 | +7.6 | +5.9 | +2.2 | +1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Sendai | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.7 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.9 | +5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Sendai | 7 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 5.9 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Difference | +7 | +6.2 | +7.6 | +5.9 | +2.2 | +1.7 |
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.