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Luxor vs Samarkand
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average; Samarkand is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Samarkand, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has much hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Samarkand: Hot
Winters
Luxor has much milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Samarkand: Cold
Rain & snow
Samarkand is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Samarkand: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Samarkand: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 19°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Samarkand is the wetter — about 14 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 |
| Samarkand | 45 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 49 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -20 | -24 | -25 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 73 | 78 | 85 | 95 | 102 | 106 |
| Samarkand | 45 | 49 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 90 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -26 | -25 | -23 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 107 | 106 | 103 | 96 | 84 | 76 |
| Samarkand | 94 | 92 | 83 | 72 | 60 | 49 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -20 | -24 | -25 | -27 |
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 |
| Samarkand | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 39 | 33 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -13 | -12 | -14 | -19 | -22 | -17 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 45 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 72 | 76 |
| Samarkand | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 56 | 64 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 78 | 78 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 47 |
| Samarkand | 66 | 63 | 55 | 45 | 39 | 33 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -19 | -22 | -17 | -15 |
Precipitation (in) Samarkand 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 |
| Samarkand | 1.7 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +2 | +2.8 | +2.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Samarkand | 1.7 | 2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Difference | +1.6 | +2 | +2.8 | +2.3 | +1.3 | +0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Samarkand | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +1.5 | +1.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Samarkand 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 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | +40 | +38 | +39 | +31 | +27 | +29 | +22 | +20 | +20 | +28 | +39 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Samarkand | 64 | 63 | 64 | 58 | 51 | 39 |
| Difference | +40 | +38 | +39 | +31 | +27 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Samarkand | 31 | 28 | 29 | 39 | 54 | 61 |
| Difference | +22 | +20 | +20 | +28 | +39 | +39 |
Relative humidity (%) Samarkand 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 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | +22 | +30 | +37 | +38 | +28 | +11 | +2 | -1 | -2 | +5 | +15 | +17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Samarkand | 67 | 66 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 29 |
| Difference | +22 | +30 | +37 | +38 | +28 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Samarkand | 21 | 20 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 64 |
| Difference | +2 | -1 | -2 | +5 | +15 | +17 |
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 → · Samarkand 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.
Samarkand
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 15 years of daily observations at Samarkand, a weather station, about 10 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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