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Luxor vs Wellington
Comparing Luxor change · Wellington change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 23°F on the annual average; Wellington is the wetter, with 35 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Wellington, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Wellington: Mild
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Wellington: Chilly
Rain & snow
Wellington is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Wellington: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Wellington: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 23°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Wellington is the wetter — about 35 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) Luxor runs higher most of 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 |
| Wellington | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -17 | -31 | -42 | -50 | -51 | -50 | -45 | -35 | -21 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Wellington | 70 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 61 | 56 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -17 | -31 | -42 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Wellington | 55 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | -51 | -50 | -45 | -35 | -21 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor 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 |
| Wellington | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | -3 | -15 | -26 | -34 | -38 | -36 | -29 | -19 | -6 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Wellington | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 46 | 42 |
| Difference | +11 | +8 | -3 | -15 | -26 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Wellington | 40 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 50 | 54 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -29 | -19 | -6 | +7 |
Precipitation (in) Wellington 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 |
| Wellington | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +3 | +3.7 | +2.6 | +3.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Wellington | 2 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +2.5 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +2.8 | +3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Wellington | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +3.4 | +3 | +3.7 | +2.6 | +3.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Wellington 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 |
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Difference | +35 | +32 | +31 | +33 | +34 | +51 | +52 | +53 | +54 | +53 | +48 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | +35 | +32 | +31 | +33 | +34 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Wellington | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Difference | +52 | +53 | +54 | +53 | +48 | +42 |
Relative humidity (%) Wellington 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 |
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +34 | +42 | +54 | +64 | +68 | +69 | +68 | +65 | +61 | +54 | +42 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Difference | +34 | +42 | +54 | +64 | +68 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Wellington | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +68 | +65 | +61 | +54 | +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 → · Wellington 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.
Wellington
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Paraparaumu Aws, a weather station, about 46 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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