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Luxor vs Siem Reap

BWh Hot desertAw Tropical savanna (dry winter)

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Bottom line

Siem Reap is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Siem Reap is the wetter, with 1461 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.

Warmer Siem Reap 2°C on the year

Wetter Siem Reap 1461 mm more a year

Sunnier Luxor 48 pp less cloud

Colder winters Luxor 11°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Luxor and Siem Reap, in everyday terms.

Summers

Luxor has much hotter summers

Luxor: Extreme heat
Siem Reap: Very hot

Winters

Siem Reap has much milder winters

Luxor: Cool
Siem Reap: Stays warm

Rain & snow

Siem Reap is much wetter

Luxor: Very dry
Siem Reap: Wet

Sky

Luxor is far sunnier

Luxor: Sunny
Siem Reap: Often cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Siem Reap is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

Siem Reap is the wetter — about 1461 mm more across the year.

Clear skies

Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) Varies through 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
Siem Reap	31	33	35	36	35	34	33	32	32	31	31	30
Difference	+8	+8	+6	+1	-4	-8	-9	-9	-8	-4	+2	+6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	23	25	30	35	39	41
Siem Reap	31	33	35	36	35	34
Difference	+8	+8	+6	+1	-4	-8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	41	41	39	35	29	24
Siem Reap	33	32	32	31	31	30
Difference	-9	-9	-8	-4	+2	+6

Avg low (°C) Siem Reap 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
Siem Reap	18	20	23	25	25	25	25	24	24	23	21	18
Difference	+11	+11	+11	+7	+3	—	-1	-1	+1	+4	+8	+10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	7	9	13	17	22	25
Siem Reap	18	20	23	25	25	25
Difference	+11	+11	+11	+7	+3	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	26	25	23	19	13	8
Siem Reap	25	24	24	23	21	18
Difference	-1	-1	+1	+4	+8	+10

Precipitation (mm) Siem Reap 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
Siem Reap	7	11	56	81	202	199	223	254	302	106	30	13
Difference	+5	+10	+55	+79	+190	+199	+222	+254	+301	+105	+27	+13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	2	0	2	2	12	0
Siem Reap	7	11	56	81	202	199
Difference	+5	+10	+55	+79	+190	+199

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	0	0	1	1	3	0
Siem Reap	223	254	302	106	30	13
Difference	+222	+254	+301	+105	+27	+13

Cloud cover (%) Siem Reap 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
Siem Reap	36	40	53	66	79	85	87	89	88	69	50	42
Difference	+12	+15	+28	+39	+54	+75	+77	+82	+79	+58	+35	+20

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	24	25	25	27	24	10
Siem Reap	36	40	53	66	79	85
Difference	+12	+15	+28	+39	+54	+75

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	9	8	9	11	15	22
Siem Reap	87	89	88	69	50	42
Difference	+77	+82	+79	+58	+35	+20

Relative humidity (%) Siem Reap 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
Siem Reap	55	49	50	59	74	83	86	88	89	86	79	66
Difference	+10	+12	+23	+39	+56	+65	+66	+67	+64	+56	+39	+19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	46	37	27	20	18	18
Siem Reap	55	49	50	59	74	83
Difference	+10	+12	+23	+39	+56	+65

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	20	21	25	30	40	47
Siem Reap	86	88	89	86	79	66
Difference	+66	+67	+64	+56	+39	+19

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 → · Siem Reap 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.

Siem Reap

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Surin, a weather station, about 174 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

← change Luxor · change Siem Reap → · Luxor page · Siem Reap page