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Luxor vs Lake Placid
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Lake Placid is the wetter, with 43 in 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 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lake Placid is the wetter — about 43 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 |
| Lake Placid | 27 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Difference | -46 | -47 | -46 | -42 | -37 | -33 | -29 | -30 | -34 | -40 | -41 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Lake Placid | 27 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 74 |
| Difference | -46 | -47 | -46 | -42 | -37 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Lake Placid | 78 | 76 | 69 | 56 | 43 | 32 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -34 | -40 | -41 | -43 |
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 |
| Lake Placid | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 50 | 54 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Difference | -38 | -40 | -38 | -35 | -32 | -26 | -24 | -26 | -29 | -32 | -31 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Lake Placid | 6 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 40 | 50 |
| Difference | -38 | -40 | -38 | -35 | -32 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Lake Placid | 54 | 52 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 14 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -29 | -32 | -31 | -34 |
Precipitation (in) Lake Placid 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 |
| Lake Placid | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +4.6 | +4.5 | +4.1 | +3.9 | +4.3 | +3.3 | +3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Lake Placid | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| Difference | +3.1 | +2.2 | +2.8 | +3.3 | +3.5 | +4.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Lake Placid | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Difference | +4.5 | +4.1 | +3.9 | +4.3 | +3.3 | +3.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 22.3 | 21 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 22.4 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 22.3 | 21 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 0.4 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 10.7 | 22.4 |
| 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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