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Luxor vs Kigali
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Kigali is the wetter, with 1147 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Kigali, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Kigali: Warm
Winters
Kigali has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Kigali: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Kigali is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Kigali: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Kigali: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kigali is the wetter — about 1147 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 |
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -3 | -10 | -15 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -4 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -3 | -10 | -15 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Kigali | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -4 | +2 |
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 |
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -8 | -4 | +2 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +3 | -2 | -7 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Kigali | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -8 | -4 | +2 | +6 |
Precipitation (mm) Kigali 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 |
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Difference | +101 | +106 | +137 | +164 | +91 | +19 | +6 | +33 | +70 | +141 | +156 | +122 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 |
| Difference | +101 | +106 | +137 | +164 | +91 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kigali | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Difference | +6 | +33 | +70 | +141 | +156 | +122 |
Cloud cover (%) Kigali 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 |
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Difference | +51 | +52 | +56 | +56 | +50 | +51 | +48 | +59 | +66 | +70 | +67 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 |
| Difference | +51 | +52 | +56 | +56 | +50 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Kigali | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Difference | +48 | +59 | +66 | +70 | +67 | +55 |
Relative humidity (%) Kigali 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 |
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | +27 | +33 | +48 | +61 | +62 | +54 | +44 | +41 | +41 | +41 | +37 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 |
| Difference | +27 | +33 | +48 | +61 | +62 | +54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Kigali | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | +44 | +41 | +41 | +41 | +37 | +29 |
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 → · Kigali 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.
Kigali
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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.