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Luxor vs Lake Placid
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Lake Placid is the wetter, with 1088 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Lake Placid, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Lake Placid: Mild
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Lake Placid: Very cold
Rain & snow
Lake Placid is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Lake Placid: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Lake Placid: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lake Placid is the wetter — about 1088 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 |
| Lake Placid | -3 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -26 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -21 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -22 | -23 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Lake Placid | -3 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 23 |
| Difference | -26 | -26 | -25 | -24 | -21 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Lake Placid | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -19 | -22 | -23 | -24 |
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 |
| Lake Placid | -14 | -13 | -9 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -10 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Lake Placid | -14 | -13 | -9 | -2 | 4 | 10 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -18 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Lake Placid | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -10 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -17 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Lake Placid 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 |
| Lake Placid | 79 | 56 | 74 | 86 | 99 | 117 | 114 | 103 | 100 | 109 | 88 | 84 |
| Difference | +78 | +55 | +72 | +84 | +88 | +117 | +114 | +103 | +99 | +108 | +85 | +84 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Lake Placid | 79 | 56 | 74 | 86 | 99 | 117 |
| Difference | +78 | +55 | +72 | +84 | +88 | +117 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Lake Placid | 114 | 103 | 100 | 109 | 88 | 84 |
| Difference | +114 | +103 | +99 | +108 | +85 | +84 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 57 | 53 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 57 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 57 | 53 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 57 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lake Placid 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 |
| Lake Placid | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | +47 | +44 | +41 | +41 | +44 | +56 | +52 | +52 | +49 | +58 | +57 | +51 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Lake Placid | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| Difference | +47 | +44 | +41 | +41 | +44 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Lake Placid | 61 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | +52 | +52 | +49 | +58 | +57 | +51 |
Relative humidity (%) Lake Placid 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 |
| Lake Placid | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Difference | +47 | +55 | +59 | +58 | +58 | +59 | +57 | +55 | +52 | +50 | +44 | +44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Lake Placid | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +47 | +55 | +59 | +58 | +58 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Lake Placid | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Difference | +57 | +55 | +52 | +50 | +44 | +44 |
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 → · Lake Placid 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.
Lake Placid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Lake Placid 2 S, a weather station, about 3 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.
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