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Luxor vs George Town
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 90 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and George Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
George Town: Hot
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
George Town: Stays warm
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
George Town: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
George Town: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 90 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) Varies through 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 |
| George Town | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +5 | -5 | -13 | -17 | -18 | -18 | -15 | -8 | +4 | +13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| George Town | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +5 | -5 | -13 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| George Town | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -15 | -8 | +4 | +13 |
Avg low (°F) George Town runs higher most of 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 |
| George Town | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +31 | +28 | +22 | +14 | +5 | +1 | -2 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +20 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| George Town | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Difference | +31 | +28 | +22 | +14 | +5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| George Town | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +20 | +29 |
Precipitation (in) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 7 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 9 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 5 |
| Difference | +2.9 | +3.2 | +5.9 | +7 | +9 | +6.5 | +7.3 | +9 | +11.7 | +12.8 | +9.6 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| George Town | 3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 7 | 9.4 | 6.6 |
| Difference | +2.9 | +3.2 | +5.9 | +7 | +9 | +6.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| George Town | 7.3 | 9 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 5 |
| Difference | +7.3 | +9 | +11.7 | +12.8 | +9.6 | +5 |
Cloud cover (%) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +42 | +48 | +58 | +71 | +73 | +77 | +78 | +76 | +70 | +58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +42 | +48 | +58 | +71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| George Town | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Difference | +73 | +77 | +78 | +76 | +70 | +58 |
Relative humidity (%) George Town 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 |
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Difference | +32 | +39 | +50 | +59 | +61 | +60 | +58 | +57 | +55 | +51 | +41 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +32 | +39 | +50 | +59 | +61 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| George Town | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Difference | +58 | +57 | +55 | +51 | +41 | +33 |
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 → · George Town 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.
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Penang Intl, a weather station, about 14 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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