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Luxor vs Christchurch
Comparing Luxor change · Christchurch change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Christchurch is the wetter, with 530 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Christchurch, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Christchurch: Mild
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Christchurch: Chilly
Rain & snow
Christchurch is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Christchurch: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Christchurch: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Christchurch is the wetter — about 530 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) Luxor runs higher most of 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 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -9 | -18 | -25 | -30 | -30 | -29 | -25 | -19 | -10 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -9 | -18 | -25 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Christchurch | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -25 | -19 | -10 | -3 |
Avg low (°C) Luxor 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 |
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -3 | -11 | -18 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -20 | -14 | -6 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -3 | -11 | -18 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Christchurch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -20 | -14 | -6 | +2 |
Precipitation (mm) Christchurch 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 |
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | +35 | +34 | +39 | +49 | +42 | +66 | +53 | +51 | +35 | +46 | +36 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 |
| Difference | +35 | +34 | +39 | +49 | +42 | +66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Christchurch | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Difference | +53 | +51 | +35 | +46 | +36 | +44 |
Cloud cover (%) Christchurch 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 |
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | +45 | +40 | +41 | +40 | +40 | +58 | +57 | +60 | +60 | +59 | +56 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
| Difference | +45 | +40 | +41 | +40 | +40 | +58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | +57 | +60 | +60 | +59 | +56 | +50 |
Relative humidity (%) Christchurch 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 |
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | +21 | +31 | +45 | +59 | +66 | +70 | +68 | +65 | +58 | +48 | +33 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | +21 | +31 | +45 | +59 | +66 | +70 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Christchurch | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | +68 | +65 | +58 | +48 | +33 | +22 |
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 → · Christchurch 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.
Christchurch
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christchurch Aero Aws, a weather station, about 11 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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