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Luxor vs George Town
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 957 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and George Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
George Town: Hot
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
George Town: Stays warm
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
George Town: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
George Town: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 957 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) 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 |
| George Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | — | -4 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| George Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | — | -4 | -8 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -4 | +1 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +10 | +7 | +3 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +5 | +11 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| George Town | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +10 | +7 | +3 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| George Town | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | — | — | +2 | +5 | +11 | +15 |
Precipitation (mm) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 25 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 84 | 131 | 110 | 89 | 120 | 196 | 121 | 52 |
| Difference | +23 | +10 | +13 | +25 | +73 | +131 | +110 | +89 | +119 | +195 | +117 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| George Town | 25 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 84 | 131 |
| Difference | +23 | +10 | +13 | +25 | +73 | +131 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| George Town | 110 | 89 | 120 | 196 | 121 | 52 |
| Difference | +110 | +89 | +119 | +195 | +117 | +52 |
Cloud cover (%) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| Difference | +22 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +24 | +51 | +45 | +47 | +51 | +48 | +38 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| George Town | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 60 |
| Difference | +22 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +24 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| George Town | 54 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| Difference | +45 | +47 | +51 | +48 | +38 | +25 |
Relative humidity (%) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Difference | +32 | +40 | +49 | +56 | +61 | +63 | +59 | +57 | +53 | +48 | +37 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| George Town | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Difference | +32 | +40 | +49 | +56 | +61 | +63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| George Town | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Difference | +59 | +57 | +53 | +48 | +37 | +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 → · George Town 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.
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Roberts, a weather station, about 2 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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