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Luxor vs Gatlinburg
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Gatlinburg is the wetter, with 51 in 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 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gatlinburg is the wetter — about 51 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 |
| Gatlinburg | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -24 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Gatlinburg | 48 | 53 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 86 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -24 | -24 | -24 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Gatlinburg | 88 | 88 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 51 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -24 | -25 |
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 |
| Gatlinburg | 30 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 33 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -18 | -18 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Gatlinburg | 30 | 33 | 40 | 48 | 57 | 65 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -15 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Gatlinburg | 69 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 33 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -13 | -18 | -18 | -14 |
Precipitation (in) Gatlinburg 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 |
| Gatlinburg | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Difference | +4.7 | +4.8 | +4.8 | +4.6 | +3.7 | +4.2 | +5.2 | +3.6 | +3.5 | +2.8 | +4.1 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Gatlinburg | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| Difference | +4.7 | +4.8 | +4.8 | +4.6 | +3.7 | +4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Gatlinburg | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5 |
| Difference | +5.2 | +3.6 | +3.5 | +2.8 | +4.1 | +5 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gatlinburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| 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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