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Luxor vs Tucson
Comparing Luxor change · Tucson change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average; Tucson is the wetter, with 11 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Tucson, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Tucson: Very hot
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Tucson: Cool
Rain & snow
Tucson is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Tucson: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Tucson: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tucson is the wetter — about 11 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 |
| Tucson | 66 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 101 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 86 | 75 | 65 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Tucson | 66 | 69 | 76 | 83 | 91 | 101 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -10 | -12 | -11 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Tucson | 100 | 98 | 95 | 86 | 75 | 65 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -10 | -11 |
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 |
| Tucson | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -7 | -6 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Tucson | 42 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 64 | 73 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Tucson | 77 | 76 | 72 | 60 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -2 | -7 | -6 | -6 |
Precipitation (in) Tucson 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 |
| Tucson | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.3 | +0.3 | +2 | +2.6 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Tucson | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -0.3 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Tucson | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 |
| Difference | +2 | +2.6 | +1.7 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Tucson 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 |
| Tucson | 39 | 43 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 55 | 52 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +11 | +1 | — | +14 | +46 | +44 | +24 | +15 | +16 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Tucson | 39 | 43 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
| Difference | +15 | +18 | +11 | +1 | — | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Tucson | 55 | 52 | 33 | 26 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | +46 | +44 | +24 | +15 | +16 | +16 |
Relative humidity (%) Tucson 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 |
| Tucson | 48 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 20 | 41 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 47 |
| Difference | +2 | +9 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +2 | +21 | +26 | +19 | +7 | -1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Tucson | 48 | 46 | 39 | 30 | 24 | 20 |
| Difference | +2 | +9 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Tucson | 41 | 47 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 47 |
| Difference | +21 | +26 | +19 | +7 | -1 | — |
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 → · Tucson 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.
Tucson
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Tucson Wfo (NOAA GHCN station USC00028815), about 3 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.