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Luxor vs Ulan Bator
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average; Ulan Bator is the wetter, with 177 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Ulan Bator, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Ulan Bator: Mild
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Ulan Bator: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Ulan Bator is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Ulan Bator: Very dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Ulan Bator: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 26°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Ulan Bator is the wetter — about 177 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 |
| Ulan Bator | -16 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -5 | -14 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -30 | -25 | -22 | -18 | -16 | -18 | -22 | -28 | -34 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Ulan Bator | -16 | -10 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 23 |
| Difference | -38 | -35 | -30 | -25 | -22 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Ulan Bator | 25 | 23 | 17 | 8 | -5 | -14 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -22 | -28 | -34 | -38 |
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 |
| Ulan Bator | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -20 | -28 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -29 | -23 | -21 | -16 | -14 | -17 | -22 | -27 | -33 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Ulan Bator | -30 | -27 | -16 | -6 | 1 | 8 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -29 | -23 | -21 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Ulan Bator | 12 | 9 | 1 | -8 | -20 | -28 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -22 | -27 | -33 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Ulan Bator 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 |
| Ulan Bator | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 54 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +7 | +7 | +35 | +54 | +41 | +17 | +6 | +3 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Ulan Bator | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 35 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +7 | +7 | +35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Ulan Bator | 54 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Difference | +54 | +41 | +17 | +6 | +3 | +3 |
Cloud cover (%) Ulan Bator 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 |
| Ulan Bator | 41 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +26 | +30 | +36 | +56 | +57 | +52 | +44 | +38 | +35 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Ulan Bator | 41 | 46 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 66 |
| Difference | +17 | +21 | +26 | +30 | +36 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Ulan Bator | 66 | 60 | 52 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Difference | +57 | +52 | +44 | +38 | +35 | +28 |
Relative humidity (%) Ulan Bator 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 |
| Ulan Bator | 90 | 85 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 80 | 89 |
| Difference | +44 | +48 | +42 | +33 | +32 | +35 | +40 | +41 | +37 | +36 | +40 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Ulan Bator | 90 | 85 | 69 | 53 | 50 | 53 |
| Difference | +44 | +48 | +42 | +33 | +32 | +35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Ulan Bator | 59 | 63 | 61 | 66 | 80 | 89 |
| Difference | +40 | +41 | +37 | +36 | +40 | +42 |
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 → · Ulan Bator 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.
Ulan Bator
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chinggis Khaan Intl / Buyant Ukhaa Intl, a weather station, about 11 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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