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Luxor vs Asheville
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Asheville is the wetter, with 40 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Asheville, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Asheville: Warm
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Asheville: Cold
Rain & snow
Asheville is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Asheville: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Asheville: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Asheville is the wetter — about 40 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 |
| Asheville | 48 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -22 | -24 | -27 | -26 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Asheville | 48 | 52 | 59 | 69 | 76 | 83 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -27 | -26 | -26 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Asheville | 86 | 85 | 79 | 69 | 59 | 51 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -24 | -27 | -26 | -25 |
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 |
| Asheville | 29 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 65 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 32 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -19 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Asheville | 29 | 32 | 38 | 46 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -18 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Asheville | 65 | 64 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 32 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -19 | -16 |
Precipitation (in) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +3.2 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.6 | +3 | +3.4 | +4.1 | +3.6 | +3.6 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Asheville | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Difference | +3.2 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +3.6 | +3 | +3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Asheville | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +4.1 | +3.6 | +3.6 | +2.6 | +2.9 | +3.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asheville | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asheville | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asheville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
| Difference | +35 | +37 | +36 | +32 | +35 | +51 | +52 | +51 | +45 | +37 | +36 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Asheville | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Difference | +35 | +37 | +36 | +32 | +35 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Asheville | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
| Difference | +52 | +51 | +45 | +37 | +36 | +38 |
Relative humidity (%) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | +37 | +46 | +53 | +58 | +61 | +60 | +56 | +52 | +49 | +44 | +36 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Asheville | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +37 | +46 | +53 | +58 | +61 | +60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Asheville | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | +56 | +52 | +49 | +44 | +36 | +35 |
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 → · Asheville 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.
Asheville
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Asheville (NOAA GHCN station USW00013872), inside the city.
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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