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Luxor vs Salt Lake City
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average; Salt Lake City is the wetter, with 20 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Salt Lake City, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Salt Lake City: Hot
Winters
Luxor has far milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Salt Lake City: Cold
Rain & snow
Salt Lake City is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Salt Lake City: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Salt Lake City: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Salt Lake City is the wetter — about 20 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 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 81 | 91 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -33 | -36 | -33 | -25 | -16 | -17 | -24 | -32 | -35 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 42 | 53 | 59 | 70 | 81 |
| Difference | -37 | -35 | -33 | -36 | -33 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Salt Lake City | 91 | 89 | 79 | 64 | 49 | 38 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -24 | -32 | -35 | -38 |
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 |
| Salt Lake City | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -24 | -20 | -14 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -25 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Salt Lake City | 22 | 27 | 33 | 39 | 47 | 56 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -21 | -24 | -24 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Salt Lake City | 64 | 62 | 53 | 40 | 31 | 24 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -25 | -24 |
Precipitation (in) Salt Lake City 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 |
| Salt Lake City | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Difference | +2.1 | +1.8 | +2 | +2.3 | +2.3 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +1.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Salt Lake City | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| Difference | +2.1 | +1.8 | +2 | +2.3 | +2.3 | +1.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Salt Lake City | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Difference | +0.7 | +0.8 | +1.2 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +1.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | 16 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | 16 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 10 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Salt Lake City 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 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | +37 | +39 | +39 | +37 | +34 | +32 | +27 | +30 | +30 | +37 | +43 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 |
| Difference | +37 | +39 | +39 | +37 | +34 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | +27 | +30 | +30 | +37 | +43 | +41 |
Relative humidity (%) Salt Lake City 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 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | +38 | +41 | +40 | +42 | +38 | +29 | +20 | +17 | +18 | +23 | +27 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 |
| Difference | +38 | +41 | +40 | +42 | +38 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Salt Lake City | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | +20 | +17 | +18 | +23 | +27 | +33 |
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 → · Salt Lake City 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.
Salt Lake City
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Farmington 3 NW (NOAA GHCN station USC00422726), about 29 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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