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Luxor vs Gatlinburg
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Gatlinburg is the wetter, with 1297 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Gatlinburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Gatlinburg: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Gatlinburg: Cold
Rain & snow
Gatlinburg is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Gatlinburg: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Gatlinburg: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gatlinburg is the wetter — about 1297 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 |
| Gatlinburg | 9 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Gatlinburg | 9 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 30 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Gatlinburg | 31 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 |
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 |
| Gatlinburg | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Gatlinburg | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Gatlinburg | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Gatlinburg 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 |
| Gatlinburg | 121 | 122 | 124 | 120 | 105 | 108 | 133 | 92 | 89 | 71 | 107 | 127 |
| Difference | +119 | +122 | +123 | +118 | +93 | +108 | +133 | +92 | +88 | +71 | +104 | +127 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Gatlinburg | 121 | 122 | 124 | 120 | 105 | 108 |
| Difference | +119 | +122 | +123 | +118 | +93 | +108 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Gatlinburg | 133 | 92 | 89 | 71 | 107 | 127 |
| Difference | +133 | +92 | +88 | +71 | +104 | +127 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Gatlinburg 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 |
| Gatlinburg | 62 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +37 | +33 | +35 | +49 | +51 | +47 | +42 | +36 | +36 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Gatlinburg | 62 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 59 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +37 | +33 | +35 | +49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Gatlinburg | 60 | 55 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | +51 | +47 | +42 | +36 | +36 | +40 |
Relative humidity (%) Gatlinburg 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 |
| Gatlinburg | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 82 |
| Difference | +37 | +45 | +53 | +57 | +60 | +57 | +53 | +48 | +43 | +39 | +34 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Gatlinburg | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 75 |
| Difference | +37 | +45 | +53 | +57 | +60 | +57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Gatlinburg | 72 | 69 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 82 |
| Difference | +53 | +48 | +43 | +39 | +34 | +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 → · Gatlinburg 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.
Gatlinburg
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Knoxville AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00013891), about 44 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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