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Luxor vs Kandy
Comparing Luxor change · Kandy change
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 2083 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Kandy, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Kandy: Hot
Winters
Kandy has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Kandy: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Kandy is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Kandy: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Kandy: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 2083 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 |
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +5 | -1 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +5 | -1 | -6 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Kandy | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -8 | -4 | +1 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +10 | +6 | +3 | — | -1 | -1 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +10 | +6 | +3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Kandy | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +13 |
Precipitation (mm) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Difference | +45 | +52 | +140 | +309 | +254 | +114 | +66 | +90 | +147 | +312 | +295 | +259 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 |
| Difference | +45 | +52 | +140 | +309 | +254 | +114 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kandy | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Difference | +66 | +90 | +147 | +312 | +295 | +259 |
Cloud cover (%) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +39 | +31 | +28 | +40 | +48 | +71 | +73 | +73 | +67 | +66 | +61 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Difference | +39 | +31 | +28 | +40 | +48 | +71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Kandy | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +73 | +73 | +67 | +66 | +61 | +50 |
Relative humidity (%) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +40 | +43 | +46 | +56 | +63 | +65 | +62 | +59 | +55 | +53 | +47 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +40 | +43 | +46 | +56 | +63 | +65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Kandy | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +62 | +59 | +55 | +53 | +47 | +41 |
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 → · Kandy 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.
Kandy
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 10 years of daily observations at Kurunegala, a weather station, about 35 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.