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Luxor vs Kuala Lumpur
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 108 in 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 6°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 108 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Difference | +18 | +14 | +7 | -2 | -9 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -5 | +6 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Difference | +18 | +14 | +7 | -2 | -9 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Difference | -16 | -15 | -12 | -5 | +6 | +14 |
Avg low (°F) Kuala Lumpur 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | +30 | +27 | +21 | +13 | +5 | — | -3 | -3 | +1 | +8 | +19 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | +30 | +27 | +21 | +13 | +5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | +1 | +8 | +19 | +27 |
Precipitation (in) Kuala Lumpur 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 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Difference | +9.5 | +7.5 | +9.8 | +10.9 | +8.4 | +6 | +6.3 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +10.9 | +14.2 | +10.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 |
| Difference | +9.5 | +7.5 | +9.8 | +10.9 | +8.4 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Kuala Lumpur | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Difference | +6.3 | +6.3 | +7.9 | +10.9 | +14.2 | +10.4 |
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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