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Luxor vs Philipsburg
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Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Philipsburg is the wetter, with 946 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Philipsburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Philipsburg: Hot
Winters
Philipsburg has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Philipsburg: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Philipsburg is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Philipsburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Philipsburg: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Philipsburg is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Philipsburg is the wetter — about 946 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 |
| Philipsburg | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Philipsburg | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Philipsburg | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +10 | +6 | +2 | +1 | — | — | +2 | +5 | +11 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Philipsburg | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +10 | +6 | +2 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Philipsburg | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | — | — | +2 | +5 | +11 | +15 |
Precipitation (mm) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 57 | 52 | 44 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 86 | 90 | 101 | 151 | 102 | 83 |
| Difference | +55 | +52 | +43 | +61 | +63 | +65 | +86 | +90 | +101 | +150 | +99 | +83 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Philipsburg | 57 | 52 | 44 | 63 | 74 | 65 |
| Difference | +55 | +52 | +43 | +61 | +63 | +65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Philipsburg | 86 | 90 | 101 | 151 | 102 | 83 |
| Difference | +86 | +90 | +101 | +150 | +99 | +83 |
Cloud cover (%) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +14 | +28 | +41 | +36 | +35 | +42 | +36 | +29 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Philipsburg | 35 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 51 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +12 | +14 | +28 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Philipsburg | 45 | 43 | 51 | 47 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +36 | +35 | +42 | +36 | +29 | +17 |
Relative humidity (%) Philipsburg 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 |
| Philipsburg | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +30 | +38 | +48 | +56 | +61 | +61 | +59 | +58 | +54 | +49 | +38 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Philipsburg | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +30 | +38 | +48 | +56 | +61 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Philipsburg | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Difference | +59 | +58 | +54 | +49 | +38 | +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 → · Philipsburg 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.
Philipsburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Robert L Bradshaw, a weather station, about 87 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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