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Luxor vs Austin
Comparing Luxor change · Austin change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average; Austin is the wetter, with 36 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Austin, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Austin: Very hot
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Austin: Chilly
Rain & snow
Austin is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Austin: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Austin: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Austin is the wetter — about 36 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 |
| Austin | 62 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Austin | 62 | 67 | 73 | 80 | 86 | 92 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -12 | -15 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Austin | 96 | 97 | 91 | 82 | 72 | 64 |
| Difference | -11 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -13 | -12 |
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 |
| Austin | 39 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Austin | 39 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 65 | 72 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Austin | 73 | 74 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 41 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -8 | -6 |
Precipitation (in) Austin 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 |
| Austin | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +3.6 | +2.2 | +2.6 | +4 | +4.4 | +2.6 | +2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Austin | 2.4 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| Difference | +2.3 | +1.7 | +2.7 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Austin | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +2.2 | +2.6 | +4 | +4.4 | +2.6 | +2.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Austin 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 |
| Austin | 60 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 60 |
| Difference | +36 | +38 | +37 | +33 | +35 | +38 | +34 | +36 | +38 | +32 | +38 | +38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Austin | 60 | 63 | 63 | 60 | 59 | 48 |
| Difference | +36 | +38 | +37 | +33 | +35 | +38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Austin | 43 | 43 | 47 | 43 | 53 | 60 |
| Difference | +34 | +36 | +38 | +32 | +38 | +38 |
Relative humidity (%) Austin 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 |
| Austin | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | +27 | +35 | +44 | +48 | +52 | +50 | +44 | +39 | +42 | +38 | +31 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Austin | 72 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 68 |
| Difference | +27 | +35 | +44 | +48 | +52 | +50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Austin | 63 | 61 | 67 | 68 | 71 | 72 |
| Difference | +44 | +39 | +42 | +38 | +31 | +25 |
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 → · Austin 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.
Austin
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at San Marcos (NOAA GHCN station USC00417983), about 47 km from the city centre.
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.