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Luxor vs Valletta
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Valletta is the wetter, with 540 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Valletta, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Valletta: Hot
Winters
Valletta has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Valletta: Cool
Rain & snow
Valletta is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Valletta: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Valletta: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Valletta is the wetter — about 540 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 |
| Valletta | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Valletta | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -12 | -15 | -15 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Valletta | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through 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 |
| Valletta | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Valletta | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Valletta | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 |
Precipitation (mm) Valletta 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 |
| Valletta | 78 | 72 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 76 | 91 | 91 |
| Difference | +76 | +72 | +43 | +19 | -1 | +5 | — | +16 | +56 | +75 | +88 | +91 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Valletta | 78 | 72 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| Difference | +76 | +72 | +43 | +19 | -1 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Valletta | 0 | 17 | 57 | 76 | 91 | 91 |
| Difference | — | +16 | +56 | +75 | +88 | +91 |
Cloud cover (%) Valletta 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 |
| Valletta | 62 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | +38 | +34 | +29 | +23 | +17 | +18 | +6 | +11 | +30 | +40 | +43 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Valletta | 62 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 28 |
| Difference | +38 | +34 | +29 | +23 | +17 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Valletta | 15 | 18 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | +6 | +11 | +30 | +40 | +43 | +41 |
Relative humidity (%) Valletta 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 |
| Valletta | 75 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 |
| Difference | +29 | +39 | +52 | +62 | +65 | +63 | +58 | +55 | +50 | +46 | +34 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Valletta | 75 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +29 | +39 | +52 | +62 | +65 | +63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Valletta | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 |
| Difference | +58 | +55 | +50 | +46 | +34 | +26 |
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 → · Valletta 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.
Valletta
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luqa, a weather station, about 6 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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