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Luxor vs Akumal
Comparing Luxor change · Akumal change
Luxor and Akumal have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Akumal is the wetter, with 1098 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Akumal, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Akumal: Hot
Winters
Akumal has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Akumal: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Akumal is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Akumal: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Akumal: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor and Akumal run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Akumal is the wetter — about 1098 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) Varies through 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 |
| Akumal | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +1 | -4 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Akumal | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +1 | -4 | -8 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Akumal | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +5 |
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 |
| Akumal | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +8 | +4 | — | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Akumal | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +8 | +4 | — | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Akumal | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +11 |
Precipitation (mm) Akumal 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 |
| Akumal | 60 | 42 | 33 | 40 | 90 | 150 | 98 | 91 | 177 | 204 | 92 | 42 |
| Difference | +59 | +41 | +31 | +38 | +78 | +150 | +98 | +91 | +177 | +203 | +89 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Akumal | 60 | 42 | 33 | 40 | 90 | 150 |
| Difference | +59 | +41 | +31 | +38 | +78 | +150 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Akumal | 98 | 91 | 177 | 204 | 92 | 42 |
| Difference | +98 | +91 | +177 | +203 | +89 | +42 |
Cloud cover (%) Akumal 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 |
| Akumal | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Difference | +30 | +23 | +15 | +15 | +25 | +50 | +44 | +47 | +52 | +46 | +34 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Akumal | 54 | 47 | 41 | 41 | 49 | 59 |
| Difference | +30 | +23 | +15 | +15 | +25 | +50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Akumal | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Difference | +44 | +47 | +52 | +46 | +34 | +31 |
Relative humidity (%) Akumal 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 |
| Akumal | 76 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 79 |
| Difference | +30 | +37 | +44 | +52 | +56 | +64 | +63 | +62 | +61 | +56 | +42 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Akumal | 76 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 82 |
| Difference | +30 | +37 | +44 | +52 | +56 | +64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Akumal | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 82 | 79 |
| Difference | +63 | +62 | +61 | +56 | +42 | +32 |
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 → · Akumal 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.
Akumal
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Tulum, about 24 km from the city centre.
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.