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Luxor vs Saint Andrews
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Saint Andrews is the wetter, with 691 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Saint Andrews, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Saint Andrews: Mild
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Saint Andrews: Chilly
Rain & snow
Saint Andrews is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Saint Andrews: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Saint Andrews: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Saint Andrews is the wetter — about 691 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 |
| Saint Andrews | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -20 | -23 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Saint Andrews | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -20 | -23 | -25 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Saint Andrews | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -20 | -17 |
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 |
| Saint Andrews | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Saint Andrews | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -11 | -14 | -17 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Saint Andrews | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Saint Andrews 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 |
| Saint Andrews | 61 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 64 | 80 | 53 | 81 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | +60 | +44 | +45 | +41 | +39 | +62 | +64 | +80 | +52 | +80 | +64 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Saint Andrews | 61 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | +60 | +44 | +45 | +41 | +39 | +62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Saint Andrews | 64 | 80 | 53 | 81 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | +64 | +80 | +52 | +80 | +64 | +61 |
Cloud cover (%) Saint Andrews 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 |
| Saint Andrews | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | +53 | +52 | +52 | +51 | +50 | +72 | +70 | +70 | +68 | +66 | +62 | +54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Saint Andrews | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 |
| Difference | +53 | +52 | +52 | +51 | +50 | +72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Saint Andrews | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Difference | +70 | +70 | +68 | +66 | +62 | +54 |
Relative humidity (%) Saint Andrews 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 |
| Saint Andrews | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +49 | +56 | +63 | +67 | +66 | +66 | +65 | +64 | +63 | +61 | +54 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Saint Andrews | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +49 | +56 | +63 | +67 | +66 | +66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Saint Andrews | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Difference | +65 | +64 | +63 | +61 | +54 | +48 |
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 → · Saint Andrews 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.
Saint Andrews
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Leuchars, a weather station, about 6 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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