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Luxor vs Cancún
Comparing Luxor change · Cancún change
Cancún is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Cancún is the wetter, with 1349 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Cancún, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Cancún: Very hot
Winters
Cancún has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Cancún: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Cancún is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Cancún: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Cancún: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cancún is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cancún is the wetter — about 1349 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 |
| Cancún | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Cancún | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +2 | -2 | -5 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Cancún | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Cancún 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 |
| Cancún | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +9 | +6 | +2 | — | -1 | — | +1 | +4 | +9 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Cancún | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +9 | +6 | +2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Cancún | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +1 | +4 | +9 | +13 |
Precipitation (mm) Cancún 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 |
| Cancún | 104 | 59 | 39 | 42 | 87 | 184 | 67 | 102 | 182 | 277 | 131 | 97 |
| Difference | +102 | +59 | +37 | +40 | +75 | +184 | +67 | +102 | +181 | +276 | +128 | +97 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Cancún | 104 | 59 | 39 | 42 | 87 | 184 |
| Difference | +102 | +59 | +37 | +40 | +75 | +184 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cancún | 67 | 102 | 182 | 277 | 131 | 97 |
| Difference | +67 | +102 | +181 | +276 | +128 | +97 |
Cloud cover (%) Cancún 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 |
| Cancún | 51 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 49 |
| Difference | +27 | +16 | +12 | +11 | +20 | +45 | +38 | +42 | +47 | +44 | +36 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Cancún | 51 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 55 |
| Difference | +27 | +16 | +12 | +11 | +20 | +45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Cancún | 47 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 49 |
| Difference | +38 | +42 | +47 | +44 | +36 | +27 |
Relative humidity (%) Cancún 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 |
| Cancún | 76 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +31 | +38 | +45 | +52 | +56 | +63 | +61 | +59 | +58 | +52 | +39 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Cancún | 76 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 81 |
| Difference | +31 | +38 | +45 | +52 | +56 | +63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Cancún | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +61 | +59 | +58 | +52 | +39 | +31 |
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 → · Cancún 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.
Cancún
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Cancun, about 3 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.