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Luxor vs Houston
Comparing Luxor change · Houston change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Houston is the wetter, with 1507 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Houston, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Houston: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Luxor: Cool
Houston: Cool
Rain & snow
Houston is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Houston: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Houston: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Houston is the wetter — about 1507 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 |
| Houston | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Houston | 18 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Houston | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through 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 |
| Houston | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Houston | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | — | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Houston | 24 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 9 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | — |
Precipitation (mm) Houston 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 |
| Houston | 122 | 77 | 84 | 107 | 130 | 166 | 111 | 169 | 186 | 147 | 115 | 115 |
| Difference | +120 | +76 | +82 | +105 | +119 | +166 | +111 | +169 | +186 | +146 | +112 | +115 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Houston | 122 | 77 | 84 | 107 | 130 | 166 |
| Difference | +120 | +76 | +82 | +105 | +119 | +166 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Houston | 111 | 169 | 186 | 147 | 115 | 115 |
| Difference | +111 | +169 | +186 | +146 | +112 | +115 |
Cloud cover (%) Houston 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 |
| Houston | 62 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +36 | +32 | +32 | +40 | +38 | +40 | +37 | +30 | +36 | +40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Houston | 62 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 56 | 49 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +36 | +32 | +32 | +40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Houston | 47 | 47 | 46 | 41 | 51 | 62 |
| Difference | +38 | +40 | +37 | +30 | +36 | +40 |
Relative humidity (%) Houston 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 |
| Houston | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | +37 | +46 | +55 | +60 | +61 | +59 | +57 | +54 | +51 | +46 | +39 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Houston | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +37 | +46 | +55 | +60 | +61 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Houston | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 82 |
| Difference | +57 | +54 | +51 | +46 | +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 → · Houston 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.
Houston
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Houston Nwso (NOAA GHCN station USC00414333), about 42 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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