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Luxor vs Marrakesh

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Bottom line

Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average; Marrakesh is the wetter, with 8 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.

Warmer Luxor 9°F on the year

Wetter Marrakesh 8 in more a year

Sunnier Luxor 16 pp less cloud

Winter nights About the same winter lows close to each other

How the seasons compare

The differences between Luxor and Marrakesh, in everyday terms.

Summers

Luxor has much hotter summers

Luxor: Extreme heat
Marrakesh: Very hot

Winters

Winters are similar

Luxor: Cool
Marrakesh: Cool

Rain & snow

Marrakesh is much wetter

Luxor: Very dry
Marrakesh: Very dry

Sky

Luxor is sunnier

Luxor: Sunny
Marrakesh: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Marrakesh is the wetter — about 8 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Luxor runs higher most of 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
Marrakesh	67	70	75	78	85	93	100	99	91	83	74	68
Difference	-6	-8	-11	-17	-17	-14	-7	-7	-12	-12	-11	-7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	73	78	85	95	102	106
Marrakesh	67	70	75	78	85	93
Difference	-6	-8	-11	-17	-17	-14

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	107	106	103	96	84	76
Marrakesh	100	99	91	83	74	68
Difference	-7	-7	-12	-12	-11	-7

Avg low (°F) Luxor 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
Marrakesh	43	46	51	54	59	64	69	70	66	60	51	45
Difference	-2	-2	-4	-9	-12	-12	-9	-8	-8	-7	-5	-2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	45	48	55	63	72	76
Marrakesh	43	46	51	54	59	64
Difference	-2	-2	-4	-9	-12	-12

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	78	78	74	67	56	47
Marrakesh	69	70	66	60	51	45
Difference	-9	-8	-8	-7	-5	-2

Precipitation (in) Marrakesh 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
Marrakesh	0.9	1.1	1	1.2	0.4	0.1	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.9
Difference	+0.9	+1	+1	+1.1	—	+0.1	+0.3	+0.2	+0.6	+0.6	+1	+0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	0.5	0
Marrakesh	0.9	1.1	1	1.2	0.4	0.1
Difference	+0.9	+1	+1	+1.1	—	+0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	0	0	0	0	0.1	0
Marrakesh	0.3	0.2	0.6	0.7	1.1	0.9
Difference	+0.3	+0.2	+0.6	+0.6	+1	+0.9

Cloud cover (%) Marrakesh 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
Marrakesh	37	39	39	39	36	22	20	26	30	37	36	37
Difference	+12	+14	+14	+12	+12	+12	+11	+18	+21	+26	+20	+15

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	24	25	25	27	24	10
Marrakesh	37	39	39	39	36	22
Difference	+12	+14	+14	+12	+12	+12

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	9	8	9	11	15	22
Marrakesh	20	26	30	37	36	37
Difference	+11	+18	+21	+26	+20	+15

Relative humidity (%) Marrakesh 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
Marrakesh	59	58	56	56	50	43	32	34	45	50	54	59
Difference	+13	+21	+29	+36	+32	+25	+13	+13	+20	+19	+14	+12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	46	37	27	20	18	18
Marrakesh	59	58	56	56	50	43
Difference	+13	+21	+29	+36	+32	+25

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	20	21	25	30	40	47
Marrakesh	32	34	45	50	54	59
Difference	+13	+13	+20	+19	+14	+12

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 → · Marrakesh 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.

Marrakesh

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Menara, a weather station, about 5 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

How we build these numbers →

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