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Luxor vs Phnom Penh
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Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Phnom Penh is the wetter, with 102 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Phnom Penh, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Phnom Penh: Hot
Winters
Phnom Penh has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Phnom Penh: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Phnom Penh is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Phnom Penh: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Phnom Penh: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Phnom Penh is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Phnom Penh is the wetter — about 102 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) Varies through 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 |
| Phnom Penh | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Difference | +14 | +11 | +5 | -4 | -13 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -17 | -9 | +3 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Phnom Penh | 87 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 88 |
| Difference | +14 | +11 | +5 | -4 | -13 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Phnom Penh | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 87 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -17 | -9 | +3 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Phnom Penh 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 |
| Phnom Penh | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Difference | +29 | +26 | +21 | +14 | +7 | +2 | -1 | — | +3 | +9 | +20 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Phnom Penh | 74 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Difference | +29 | +26 | +21 | +14 | +7 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Phnom Penh | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +3 | +9 | +20 | +27 |
Precipitation (in) Phnom Penh 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 |
| Phnom Penh | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 12 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +5.1 | +8.6 | +12 | +16.4 | +16.2 | +17.4 | +12.5 | +5.7 | +2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Phnom Penh | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.2 | 9 | 12 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +0.9 | +2.9 | +5.1 | +8.6 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Phnom Penh | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.5 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| Difference | +16.4 | +16.2 | +17.4 | +12.5 | +5.7 | +2.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Phnom Penh 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 |
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Difference | +31 | +25 | +29 | +39 | +59 | +77 | +79 | +80 | +81 | +73 | +55 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Phnom Penh | 55 | 49 | 54 | 66 | 83 | 86 |
| Difference | +31 | +25 | +29 | +39 | +59 | +77 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Phnom Penh | 88 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 71 | 64 |
| Difference | +79 | +80 | +81 | +73 | +55 | +42 |
Relative humidity (%) Phnom Penh 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 |
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Difference | +29 | +39 | +50 | +57 | +62 | +64 | +63 | +62 | +59 | +52 | +40 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Phnom Penh | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | +29 | +39 | +50 | +57 | +62 | +64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Phnom Penh | 83 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Difference | +63 | +62 | +59 | +52 | +40 | +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 → · Phnom Penh 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.
Phnom Penh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Phu Quoc, a weather station, about 182 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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