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Luxor vs Cardiff
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 51 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Cardiff, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Cardiff: Cool
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Cardiff: Chilly
Rain & snow
Cardiff is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Cardiff: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Cardiff: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 51 in 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 (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Difference | -29 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -45 | -44 | -41 | -41 | -41 | -41 | -36 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 |
| Difference | -29 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -45 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Cardiff | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Difference | -41 | -41 | -41 | -41 | -36 | -31 |
Avg low (°F) Luxor runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -28 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -17 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -28 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Cardiff | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | -27 | -27 | -26 | -23 | -17 | -11 |
Precipitation (in) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Difference | +5.2 | +4.3 | +3.9 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +3.1 | +3.5 | +4 | +3.3 | +5.9 | +5.9 | +6.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Difference | +5.2 | +4.3 | +3.9 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Cardiff | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Difference | +3.5 | +4 | +3.3 | +5.9 | +5.9 | +6.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Cardiff 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 |
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +53 | +52 | +51 | +46 | +48 | +63 | +62 | +65 | +63 | +65 | +64 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | +53 | +52 | +51 | +46 | +48 | +63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Cardiff | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +62 | +65 | +63 | +65 | +64 | +57 |
Relative humidity (%) Cardiff 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 |
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Difference | +47 | +55 | +62 | +66 | +66 | +66 | +65 | +64 | +62 | +59 | +51 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +47 | +55 | +62 | +66 | +66 | +66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Cardiff | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Difference | +65 | +64 | +62 | +59 | +51 | +46 |
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 → · Cardiff 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.
Cardiff
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Liscombe, a weather station, about 53 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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