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Luxor vs Lerwick
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 33°F on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 46 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Lerwick, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Lerwick: Cool
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Lerwick: Chilly
Rain & snow
Lerwick is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Lerwick: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Lerwick: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 33°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 46 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 |
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | -30 | -35 | -42 | -48 | -52 | -52 | -49 | -48 | -48 | -45 | -38 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 |
| Difference | -30 | -35 | -42 | -48 | -52 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Lerwick | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Difference | -49 | -48 | -48 | -45 | -38 | -32 |
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 |
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -10 | -14 | -19 | -25 | -31 | -31 | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -18 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 |
| Difference | -10 | -14 | -19 | -25 | -31 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Lerwick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -29 | -29 | -28 | -26 | -18 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Lerwick 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 |
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Difference | +5.4 | +4.5 | +4 | +2.5 | +1.7 | +2.3 | +2.6 | +3.4 | +4 | +4.9 | +5.2 | +5.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Difference | +5.4 | +4.5 | +4 | +2.5 | +1.7 | +2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Lerwick | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +3.4 | +4 | +4.9 | +5.2 | +5.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick 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 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +60 | +59 | +58 | +52 | +52 | +73 | +74 | +72 | +72 | +70 | +67 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | +60 | +59 | +58 | +52 | +52 | +73 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Difference | +74 | +72 | +72 | +70 | +67 | +61 |
Relative humidity (%) Lerwick 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 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +36 | +44 | +55 | +63 | +67 | +69 | +70 | +67 | +62 | +54 | +42 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Difference | +36 | +44 | +55 | +63 | +67 | +69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Difference | +70 | +67 | +62 | +54 | +42 | +34 |
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 → · Lerwick 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.
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 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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