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Luxor vs Istanbul
Comparing Luxor change · Istanbul change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Istanbul is the wetter, with 630 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Istanbul, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Istanbul: Warm
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Istanbul: Chilly
Rain & snow
Istanbul is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Istanbul: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Istanbul: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Istanbul is the wetter — about 630 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 |
| Istanbul | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -14 | -12 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Istanbul | 9 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -17 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Istanbul | 30 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
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 |
| Istanbul | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Istanbul | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 18 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Istanbul | 21 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Istanbul 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 |
| Istanbul | 67 | 70 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 87 | 71 | 86 |
| Difference | +66 | +70 | +58 | +39 | +28 | +29 | +27 | +29 | +44 | +86 | +68 | +86 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Istanbul | 67 | 70 | 60 | 41 | 40 | 29 |
| Difference | +66 | +70 | +58 | +39 | +28 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Istanbul | 27 | 29 | 45 | 87 | 71 | 86 |
| Difference | +27 | +29 | +44 | +86 | +68 | +86 |
Cloud cover (%) Istanbul 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 |
| Istanbul | 76 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 44 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 62 | 68 | 77 |
| Difference | +52 | +51 | +45 | +38 | +33 | +34 | +22 | +24 | +38 | +51 | +53 | +55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Istanbul | 76 | 75 | 70 | 65 | 58 | 44 |
| Difference | +52 | +51 | +45 | +38 | +33 | +34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Istanbul | 31 | 32 | 46 | 62 | 68 | 77 |
| Difference | +22 | +24 | +38 | +51 | +53 | +55 |
Relative humidity (%) Istanbul 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 |
| Istanbul | 84 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 83 |
| Difference | +38 | +45 | +52 | +57 | +56 | +52 | +47 | +45 | +44 | +45 | +40 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Istanbul | 84 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 70 |
| Difference | +38 | +45 | +52 | +57 | +56 | +52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Istanbul | 66 | 67 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 83 |
| Difference | +47 | +45 | +44 | +45 | +40 | +36 |
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 → · Istanbul 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.
Istanbul
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ataturk, a weather station, about 12 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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