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Luxor vs Kaohsiung
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Luxor and Kaohsiung have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Kaohsiung is the wetter, with 1415 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Kaohsiung, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Kaohsiung: Hot
Winters
Kaohsiung has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Kaohsiung: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Kaohsiung is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Kaohsiung: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Kaohsiung: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor and Kaohsiung run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Kaohsiung is the wetter — about 1415 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Kaohsiung | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -8 | -6 | -2 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Kaohsiung 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +7 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Kaohsiung | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +7 | +8 |
Precipitation (mm) Kaohsiung 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +22 | +54 | +133 | +333 | +269 | +356 | +159 | +27 | +18 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 |
| Difference | +16 | +15 | +22 | +54 | +133 | +333 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Kaohsiung | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Difference | +269 | +356 | +159 | +27 | +18 | +14 |
Cloud cover (%) Kaohsiung 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Difference | +29 | +36 | +39 | +41 | +46 | +62 | +56 | +60 | +51 | +36 | +35 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Difference | +29 | +36 | +39 | +41 | +46 | +62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Kaohsiung | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Difference | +56 | +60 | +51 | +36 | +35 | +29 |
Relative humidity (%) Kaohsiung 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 |
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +32 | +41 | +51 | +59 | +64 | +67 | +64 | +63 | +58 | +50 | +38 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Difference | +32 | +41 | +51 | +59 | +64 | +67 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Kaohsiung | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +64 | +63 | +58 | +50 | +38 | +30 |
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 → · Kaohsiung 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.
Kaohsiung
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Tainan, a weather station, about 44 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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