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Luxor vs Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 2744 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Kuala Lumpur, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Kuala Lumpur: Hot
Winters
Kuala Lumpur has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Kuala Lumpur: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Kuala Lumpur is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Kuala Lumpur: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Kuala Lumpur: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 2744 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -3 | +3 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -7 | -3 | +3 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Kuala Lumpur 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +12 | +7 | +3 | — | -2 | -1 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +12 | +7 | +3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +15 |
Precipitation (mm) Kuala Lumpur 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 190 | 249 | 279 | 226 | 152 | 160 | 160 | 201 | 278 | 363 | 265 |
| Difference | +241 | +190 | +248 | +278 | +214 | +152 | +160 | +160 | +200 | +277 | +360 | +265 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 190 | 249 | 279 | 226 | 152 |
| Difference | +241 | +190 | +248 | +278 | +214 | +152 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 160 | 160 | 201 | 278 | 363 | 265 |
| Difference | +160 | +160 | +200 | +277 | +360 | +265 |
Cloud cover (%) Kuala Lumpur 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Difference | +54 | +49 | +49 | +52 | +57 | +68 | +71 | +76 | +76 | +76 | +74 | +65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 |
| Difference | +54 | +49 | +49 | +52 | +57 | +68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Difference | +71 | +76 | +76 | +76 | +74 | +65 |
Relative humidity (%) Kuala Lumpur 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +35 | +42 | +53 | +60 | +63 | +62 | +61 | +59 | +56 | +51 | +42 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| Difference | +35 | +42 | +53 | +60 | +63 | +62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +61 | +59 | +56 | +51 | +42 | +35 |
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 → · Kuala Lumpur 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.
Kuala Lumpur
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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