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Luxor vs Papeete
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Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Papeete is the wetter, with 1413 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Papeete, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Papeete: Hot
Winters
Papeete has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Papeete: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Papeete is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Papeete: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Papeete: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Papeete is the wetter — about 1413 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 |
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -3 | -8 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -6 | +2 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +2 | -3 | -8 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Papeete | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -10 | -6 | +2 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through 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 |
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +12 | +7 | +1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +10 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +12 | +7 | +1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Papeete | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +10 | +16 |
Precipitation (mm) Papeete 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 |
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Difference | +238 | +235 | +159 | +100 | +81 | +64 | +36 | +37 | +41 | +88 | +95 | +238 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 |
| Difference | +238 | +235 | +159 | +100 | +81 | +64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Papeete | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Difference | +36 | +37 | +41 | +88 | +95 | +238 |
Cloud cover (%) Papeete 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 |
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +33 | +30 | +30 | +39 | +37 | +39 | +41 | +44 | +44 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 |
| Difference | +43 | +39 | +33 | +30 | +30 | +39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Papeete | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Difference | +37 | +39 | +41 | +44 | +44 | +47 |
Relative humidity (%) Papeete 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 |
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Difference | +35 | +44 | +53 | +59 | +61 | +60 | +58 | +55 | +53 | +48 | +39 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +35 | +44 | +53 | +59 | +61 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Papeete | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Difference | +58 | +55 | +53 | +48 | +39 | +34 |
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 → · Papeete 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.
Papeete
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tahiti Faa A, a weather station, about 5 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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