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Luxor vs Kandy
Comparing Luxor change · Kandy change
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 82 in 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 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 82 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 |
| Kandy | 85 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +9 | -1 | -12 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -14 | -8 | +1 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Kandy | 85 | 89 | 94 | 93 | 91 | 88 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +9 | -1 | -12 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Kandy | 88 | 88 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 84 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -14 | -8 | +1 | +9 |
Avg low (°F) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Difference | +25 | +23 | +18 | +11 | +6 | — | -2 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +17 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Kandy | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 77 |
| Difference | +25 | +23 | +18 | +11 | +6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Kandy | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +17 | +24 |
Precipitation (in) Kandy 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 |
| Kandy | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2 | +5.5 | +12.2 | +10 | +4.5 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +5.8 | +12.3 | +11.6 | +10.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kandy | 1.8 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 4.5 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +2 | +5.5 | +12.2 | +10 | +4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Kandy | 2.6 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 11.7 | 10.2 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +3.5 | +5.8 | +12.3 | +11.6 | +10.2 |
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.