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Luxor vs Edinburgh
Comparing Luxor change · Edinburgh change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Edinburgh is the wetter, with 955 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Edinburgh, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Edinburgh: Mild
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Edinburgh: Chilly
Rain & snow
Edinburgh is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Edinburgh: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Edinburgh: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Edinburgh is the wetter — about 955 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 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -24 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Edinburgh | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -21 | -23 | -24 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Edinburgh | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -23 | -24 | -21 | -18 |
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 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -0 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -17 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -11 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -11 | -15 | -17 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Edinburgh | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -0 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -11 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Edinburgh 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 |
| Edinburgh | 98 | 77 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 73 | 98 | 96 | 99 |
| Difference | +96 | +77 | +66 | +58 | +53 | +77 | +85 | +84 | +72 | +97 | +92 | +99 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 98 | 77 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 77 |
| Difference | +96 | +77 | +66 | +58 | +53 | +77 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Edinburgh | 86 | 84 | 73 | 98 | 96 | 99 |
| Difference | +85 | +84 | +72 | +97 | +92 | +99 |
Cloud cover (%) Edinburgh 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 |
| Edinburgh | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Difference | +51 | +49 | +50 | +49 | +49 | +70 | +68 | +69 | +66 | +63 | +59 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Edinburgh | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 |
| Difference | +51 | +49 | +50 | +49 | +49 | +70 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Edinburgh | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Difference | +68 | +69 | +66 | +63 | +59 | +51 |
Relative humidity (%) Edinburgh 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 |
| Edinburgh | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Difference | +48 | +55 | +62 | +66 | +65 | +65 | +64 | +63 | +62 | +60 | +53 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Edinburgh | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +48 | +55 | +62 | +66 | +65 | +65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Edinburgh | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Difference | +64 | +63 | +62 | +60 | +53 | +47 |
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 → · Edinburgh 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.
Edinburgh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Penicuik, a weather station, about 14 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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