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Luxor vs Boston
Comparing Luxor change · Boston change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average; Boston is the wetter, with 1085 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Boston, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Boston: Warm
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Boston: Cold
Rain & snow
Boston is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Boston: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Boston: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 14°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Boston is the wetter — about 1085 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 |
| Boston | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -17 | -14 | -14 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Boston | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 |
| Difference | -20 | -21 | -22 | -21 | -20 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Boston | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -19 |
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 |
| Boston | -5 | -4 | -0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Boston | -5 | -4 | -0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Boston | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Boston 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 |
| Boston | 86 | 82 | 106 | 92 | 83 | 99 | 83 | 82 | 90 | 102 | 93 | 109 |
| Difference | +84 | +81 | +104 | +90 | +71 | +99 | +83 | +82 | +90 | +102 | +90 | +109 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Boston | 86 | 82 | 106 | 92 | 83 | 99 |
| Difference | +84 | +81 | +104 | +90 | +71 | +99 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Boston | 83 | 82 | 90 | 102 | 93 | 109 |
| Difference | +83 | +82 | +90 | +102 | +90 | +109 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boston | 36 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boston | 36 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Boston 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 |
| Boston | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +37 | +37 | +41 | +54 | +48 | +48 | +46 | +49 | +47 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Boston | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 63 |
| Difference | +39 | +37 | +37 | +37 | +41 | +54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Boston | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| Difference | +48 | +48 | +46 | +49 | +47 | +41 |
Relative humidity (%) Boston 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 |
| Boston | 88 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 |
| Difference | +42 | +50 | +56 | +59 | +61 | +61 | +55 | +52 | +50 | +48 | +41 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Boston | 88 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +42 | +50 | +56 | +59 | +61 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Boston | 74 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 |
| Difference | +55 | +52 | +50 | +48 | +41 | +39 |
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 → · Boston 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.
Boston
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Boston (NOAA GHCN station USW00014739), about 4 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.