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Luxor vs Provincetown
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average; Provincetown is the wetter, with 1307 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Provincetown, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Provincetown: Warm
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Provincetown: Cold
Rain & snow
Provincetown is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Provincetown: Wet
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Provincetown: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 15°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Provincetown is the wetter — about 1307 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 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Provincetown | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -21 | -20 | -19 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Provincetown | 28 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -16 | -18 | -18 | -18 |
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 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Provincetown | -6 | -5 | -2 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -14 | -14 | -13 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Provincetown | 17 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 2 | -3 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Provincetown 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 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +112 | +100 | +135 | +116 | +85 | +102 | +90 | +97 | +99 | +132 | +109 | +129 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Provincetown | 114 | 101 | 137 | 118 | 96 | 103 |
| Difference | +112 | +100 | +135 | +116 | +85 | +102 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Provincetown | 90 | 97 | 99 | 133 | 113 | 129 |
| Difference | +90 | +97 | +99 | +132 | +109 | +129 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 38 | 37 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Provincetown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Provincetown 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 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +45 | +41 | +38 | +36 | +39 | +51 | +45 | +43 | +43 | +46 | +49 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Provincetown | 69 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | +45 | +41 | +38 | +36 | +39 | +51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Provincetown | 55 | 51 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 68 |
| Difference | +45 | +43 | +43 | +46 | +49 | +46 |
Relative humidity (%) Provincetown 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 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +39 | +46 | +55 | +62 | +64 | +64 | +59 | +56 | +54 | +49 | +40 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Provincetown | 85 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
| Difference | +39 | +46 | +55 | +62 | +64 | +64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Provincetown | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +59 | +56 | +54 | +49 | +40 | +36 |
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 → · Provincetown 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.
Provincetown
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hingham (NOAA GHCN station USC00193624), about 63 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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