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Luxor vs Almaty
Comparing Luxor change · Almaty change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Almaty is the wetter, with 650 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Almaty, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Almaty: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Almaty: Very cold
Rain & snow
Almaty is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Almaty: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Almaty: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Almaty is the wetter — about 650 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 |
| Almaty | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -21 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Almaty | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Almaty | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -15 | -18 | -21 | -22 |
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 |
| Almaty | -8 | -7 | -0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Almaty | -8 | -7 | -0 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -13 | -11 | -11 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Almaty | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Almaty 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 |
| Almaty | 35 | 43 | 73 | 99 | 105 | 59 | 52 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | +33 | +42 | +72 | +97 | +93 | +59 | +52 | +34 | +23 | +45 | +51 | +49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Almaty | 35 | 43 | 73 | 99 | 105 | 59 |
| Difference | +33 | +42 | +72 | +97 | +93 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Almaty | 52 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 49 |
| Difference | +52 | +34 | +23 | +45 | +51 | +49 |
Cloud cover (%) Almaty 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 |
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Difference | +47 | +46 | +42 | +36 | +36 | +48 | +43 | +37 | +37 | +44 | +50 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Difference | +47 | +46 | +42 | +36 | +36 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Almaty | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Difference | +43 | +37 | +37 | +44 | +50 | +51 |
Relative humidity (%) Almaty 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 |
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Difference | +34 | +44 | +47 | +47 | +47 | +43 | +36 | +29 | +26 | +30 | +30 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
| Difference | +34 | +44 | +47 | +47 | +47 | +43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Almaty | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Difference | +36 | +29 | +26 | +30 | +30 | +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 → · Almaty 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.
Almaty
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Almaty, a weather station, about 3 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.