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Luxor vs Saint Petersburg
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Saint Petersburg is the wetter, with 646 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Saint Petersburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Saint Petersburg: Mild
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Saint Petersburg: Very cold
Rain & snow
Saint Petersburg is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Saint Petersburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Saint Petersburg: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Saint Petersburg is the wetter — about 646 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 |
| Saint Petersburg | -3 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Difference | -25 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -21 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -27 | -27 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Saint Petersburg | -3 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| Difference | -25 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Saint Petersburg | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -24 | -27 | -27 | -25 |
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 |
| Saint Petersburg | -7 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -5 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -10 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Saint Petersburg | -7 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Saint Petersburg | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -5 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Saint Petersburg 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 |
| Saint Petersburg | 47 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Difference | +45 | +35 | +34 | +35 | +35 | +69 | +84 | +86 | +57 | +62 | +53 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Saint Petersburg | 47 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 69 |
| Difference | +45 | +35 | +34 | +35 | +35 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Saint Petersburg | 84 | 86 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Difference | +84 | +86 | +57 | +62 | +53 | +51 |
Cloud cover (%) Saint Petersburg 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 |
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Difference | +51 | +47 | +40 | +39 | +39 | +55 | +55 | +55 | +61 | +65 | +61 | +56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Difference | +51 | +47 | +40 | +39 | +39 | +55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Saint Petersburg | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Difference | +55 | +55 | +61 | +65 | +61 | +56 |
Relative humidity (%) Saint Petersburg 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 |
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Difference | +52 | +61 | +66 | +64 | +60 | +61 | +61 | +61 | +61 | +61 | +54 | +50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 |
| Difference | +52 | +61 | +66 | +64 | +60 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Saint Petersburg | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Difference | +61 | +61 | +61 | +61 | +54 | +50 |
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 → · Saint Petersburg 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.
Saint Petersburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at St. Petersburg, a weather station, about 3 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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