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Luxor vs Chicago
Comparing Luxor change · Chicago change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Chicago is the wetter, with 1029 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Chicago, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Chicago: Hot
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Chicago: Very cold
Rain & snow
Chicago is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Chicago: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Chicago: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chicago is the wetter — about 1029 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 |
| Chicago | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -19 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Chicago | 1 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
| Difference | -22 | -23 | -20 | -18 | -16 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Chicago | 32 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -13 | -17 | -19 | -21 |
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 |
| Chicago | -10 | -8 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Chicago | -10 | -8 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Chicago | 18 | 17 | 13 | 6 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -15 |
Precipitation (mm) Chicago 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 |
| Chicago | 58 | 51 | 64 | 105 | 126 | 118 | 104 | 113 | 88 | 93 | 69 | 61 |
| Difference | +57 | +50 | +62 | +103 | +115 | +118 | +104 | +113 | +87 | +93 | +66 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago | 58 | 51 | 64 | 105 | 126 | 118 |
| Difference | +57 | +50 | +62 | +103 | +115 | +118 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago | 104 | 113 | 88 | 93 | 69 | 61 |
| Difference | +104 | +113 | +87 | +93 | +66 | +61 |
Cloud cover (%) Chicago 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 |
| Chicago | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | +45 | +46 | +43 | +40 | +42 | +49 | +43 | +43 | +41 | +49 | +52 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Chicago | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 59 |
| Difference | +45 | +46 | +43 | +40 | +42 | +49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Chicago | 52 | 51 | 50 | 60 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | +43 | +43 | +41 | +49 | +52 | +48 |
Relative humidity (%) Chicago 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 |
| Chicago | 86 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 86 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +52 | +55 | +58 | +59 | +56 | +53 | +48 | +44 | +39 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Chicago | 86 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +41 | +47 | +52 | +55 | +58 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Chicago | 76 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 86 |
| Difference | +56 | +53 | +48 | +44 | +39 | +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 → · Chicago 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.
Chicago
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Little Red School House (NOAA GHCN station USC00115110), about 25 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.
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