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Luxor vs Charleston
Comparing Luxor change · Charleston change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Charleston is the wetter, with 43 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Charleston, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Charleston: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Luxor: Cool
Charleston: Cool
Rain & snow
Charleston is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Charleston: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Charleston: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Charleston is the wetter — about 43 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 |
| Charleston | 58 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -20 | -23 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -17 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Charleston | 58 | 60 | 66 | 72 | 79 | 84 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -20 | -23 | -23 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Charleston | 88 | 86 | 83 | 76 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -17 | -15 |
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 |
| Charleston | 44 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 77 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Charleston | 44 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 74 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Charleston | 77 | 77 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 47 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -3 | — |
Precipitation (in) Charleston 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 |
| Charleston | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.5 | +3 | +2.9 | +2.1 | +4.8 | +5.1 | +6.1 | +5.2 | +4 | +2.2 | +2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Charleston | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.5 | +3 | +2.9 | +2.1 | +4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Charleston | 5.1 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 2.9 |
| Difference | +5.1 | +6.1 | +5.2 | +4 | +2.2 | +2.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Charleston 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 |
| Charleston | 68 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 50 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 56 | 66 |
| Difference | +44 | +45 | +34 | +23 | +25 | +47 | +48 | +52 | +49 | +40 | +41 | +45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Charleston | 68 | 70 | 60 | 49 | 50 | 57 |
| Difference | +44 | +45 | +34 | +23 | +25 | +47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Charleston | 57 | 59 | 58 | 51 | 56 | 66 |
| Difference | +48 | +52 | +49 | +40 | +41 | +45 |
Relative humidity (%) Charleston 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 |
| Charleston | 81 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | +36 | +44 | +51 | +55 | +55 | +58 | +57 | +57 | +55 | +48 | +39 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Charleston | 81 | 81 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 76 |
| Difference | +36 | +44 | +51 | +55 | +55 | +58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Charleston | 77 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | +57 | +57 | +55 | +48 | +39 | +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 → · Charleston 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.
Charleston
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Dwtn Charleston (NOAA GHCN station USW00013782), 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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