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Luxor vs New Orleans
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; New Orleans is the wetter, with 1619 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and New Orleans, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
New Orleans: Hot
Winters
Winters are similar
Luxor: Cool
New Orleans: Cool
Rain & snow
New Orleans is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
New Orleans: Very wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
New Orleans: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
New Orleans is the wetter — about 1619 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 |
| New Orleans | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| New Orleans | 18 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 34 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| New Orleans | 34 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -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 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | — | -1 | -1 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| New Orleans | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 9 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | — | -1 | -1 | +1 |
Precipitation (mm) New Orleans 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 |
| New Orleans | 126 | 105 | 117 | 127 | 137 | 187 | 223 | 173 | 145 | 91 | 96 | 115 |
| Difference | +124 | +105 | +115 | +125 | +125 | +187 | +223 | +173 | +145 | +90 | +93 | +115 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| New Orleans | 126 | 105 | 117 | 127 | 137 | 187 |
| Difference | +124 | +105 | +115 | +125 | +125 | +187 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| New Orleans | 223 | 173 | 145 | 91 | 96 | 115 |
| Difference | +223 | +173 | +145 | +90 | +93 | +115 |
Cloud cover (%) New Orleans 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 |
| New Orleans | 59 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 59 |
| Difference | +35 | +35 | +30 | +26 | +24 | +43 | +49 | +49 | +40 | +30 | +31 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| New Orleans | 59 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 48 | 53 |
| Difference | +35 | +35 | +30 | +26 | +24 | +43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| New Orleans | 58 | 56 | 48 | 41 | 46 | 59 |
| Difference | +49 | +49 | +40 | +30 | +31 | +37 |
Relative humidity (%) New Orleans 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 |
| New Orleans | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | +36 | +45 | +54 | +59 | +59 | +59 | +58 | +56 | +53 | +48 | +39 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| New Orleans | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 77 |
| Difference | +36 | +45 | +54 | +59 | +59 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| New Orleans | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 |
| Difference | +58 | +56 | +53 | +48 | +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 → · New Orleans 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.
New Orleans
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at New Orleans Audubon (NOAA GHCN station USW00012930), about 7 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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