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Luxor vs Big Sky
Comparing Luxor change · Big Sky change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 41°F on the annual average; Big Sky is the wetter, with 24 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Big Sky, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Big Sky: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Big Sky: Bitterly cold
Rain & snow
Big Sky is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Big Sky: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Big Sky: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 41°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Big Sky is the wetter — about 24 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 |
| Big Sky | 28 | 33 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 | 82 | 80 | 69 | 52 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -45 | -44 | -42 | -44 | -42 | -36 | -24 | -26 | -34 | -44 | -47 | -49 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Big Sky | 28 | 33 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 70 |
| Difference | -45 | -44 | -42 | -44 | -42 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Big Sky | 82 | 80 | 69 | 52 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -34 | -44 | -47 | -49 |
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 |
| Big Sky | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| Difference | -42 | -44 | -43 | -43 | -44 | -42 | -39 | -42 | -45 | -45 | -44 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Big Sky | 3 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 34 |
| Difference | -42 | -44 | -43 | -43 | -44 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Big Sky | 39 | 36 | 29 | 22 | 12 | 3 |
| Difference | -39 | -42 | -45 | -45 | -44 | -45 |
Precipitation (in) Big Sky 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 |
| Big Sky | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +2 | +2 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +2.3 | +2.1 | +2.4 | +2 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Big Sky | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Difference | +1.1 | +1.1 | +1.3 | +1.9 | +2.3 | +2.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Big Sky 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 |
| Big Sky | 67 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 68 |
| Difference | +43 | +43 | +46 | +44 | +43 | +48 | +32 | +34 | +37 | +47 | +52 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Big Sky | 67 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 58 |
| Difference | +43 | +43 | +46 | +44 | +43 | +48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Big Sky | 41 | 42 | 46 | 58 | 67 | 68 |
| Difference | +32 | +34 | +37 | +47 | +52 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Big Sky 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 |
| Big Sky | 99 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 | 54 | 68 | 87 | 98 |
| Difference | +53 | +62 | +68 | +63 | +55 | +49 | +35 | +28 | +30 | +38 | +47 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Big Sky | 99 | 99 | 95 | 83 | 73 | 67 |
| Difference | +53 | +62 | +68 | +63 | +55 | +49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Big Sky | 55 | 49 | 54 | 68 | 87 | 98 |
| Difference | +35 | +28 | +30 | +38 | +47 | +51 |
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 → · Big Sky 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.
Big Sky
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at West Yellowstone, a weather station, about 73 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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