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Luxor vs Valletta
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Valletta is the wetter, with 21 in 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 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Valletta is the wetter — about 21 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) 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 |
| Valletta | 60 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 63 |
| Difference | -13 | -17 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -23 | -18 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -15 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Valletta | 60 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 84 |
| Difference | -13 | -17 | -22 | -27 | -27 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Valletta | 89 | 90 | 83 | 77 | 70 | 63 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -15 | -13 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through 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 |
| Valletta | 49 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 52 |
| Difference | +5 | +1 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | +2 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Valletta | 49 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 60 | 67 |
| Difference | +5 | +1 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Valletta | 71 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 52 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | +2 | +5 |
Precipitation (in) Valletta 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 |
| Valletta | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Difference | +3 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +0.7 | — | +0.2 | — | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Valletta | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Difference | +3 | +2.8 | +1.7 | +0.7 | — | +0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Valletta | 0 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Difference | — | +0.6 | +2.2 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.6 |
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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