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Luxor vs Colombo
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Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Colombo is the wetter, with 93 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Colombo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Colombo: Hot
Winters
Colombo has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Colombo: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Colombo is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Colombo: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Colombo: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Colombo is the wetter — about 93 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 |
| Colombo | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +16 | +11 | +4 | -5 | -14 | -20 | -20 | -21 | -17 | -10 | +3 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Colombo | 88 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 86 |
| Difference | +16 | +11 | +4 | -5 | -14 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Colombo | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -17 | -10 | +3 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Colombo 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 |
| Colombo | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +31 | +29 | +25 | +18 | +10 | +5 | +2 | +2 | +6 | +12 | +23 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Colombo | 75 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +31 | +29 | +25 | +18 | +10 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Colombo | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +6 | +12 | +23 | +30 |
Precipitation (in) Colombo 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 |
| Colombo | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +3.3 | +4 | +10.6 | +11.8 | +7 | +3.8 | +4.5 | +10.8 | +11.3 | +13.2 | +10.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Colombo | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 12.3 | 7 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +3.3 | +4 | +10.6 | +11.8 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Colombo | 3.8 | 4.5 | 10.9 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 10.1 |
| Difference | +3.8 | +4.5 | +10.8 | +11.3 | +13.2 | +10.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Colombo 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 |
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Difference | +35 | +29 | +28 | +39 | +49 | +68 | +68 | +67 | +65 | +65 | +63 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 |
| Difference | +35 | +29 | +28 | +39 | +49 | +68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Colombo | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Difference | +68 | +67 | +65 | +65 | +63 | +48 |
Relative humidity (%) Colombo 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 |
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Difference | +33 | +38 | +46 | +60 | +67 | +68 | +67 | +64 | +60 | +55 | +44 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 |
| Difference | +33 | +38 | +46 | +60 | +67 | +68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Colombo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Difference | +67 | +64 | +60 | +55 | +44 | +35 |
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 → · Colombo 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.
Colombo
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Colombo, a weather station, about 4 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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