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Luxor vs Cape Town
Comparing Luxor change · Cape Town change
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Cape Town is the wetter, with 486 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Cape Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Cape Town: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Luxor: Cool
Cape Town: Cool
Rain & snow
Cape Town is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Cape Town: Fairly dry
Sky
Luxor is sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Cape Town: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cape Town is the wetter — about 486 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 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | -3 | -10 | -18 | -22 | -23 | -22 | -19 | -12 | -5 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Difference | +5 | +3 | -3 | -10 | -18 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Cape Town | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -19 | -12 | -5 | +2 |
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 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +2 | -6 | -12 | -17 | -19 | -18 | -14 | -9 | — | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +2 | -6 | -12 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Cape Town | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -14 | -9 | — | +7 |
Precipitation (mm) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | +4 | +16 | +17 | +55 | +69 | +90 | +79 | +59 | +30 | +41 | +16 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 |
| Difference | +4 | +16 | +17 | +55 | +69 | +90 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Cape Town | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | +79 | +59 | +30 | +41 | +16 | +12 |
Cloud cover (%) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +16 | +32 | +29 | +35 | +33 | +26 | +20 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +16 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Cape Town | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | +29 | +35 | +33 | +26 | +20 | +8 |
Relative humidity (%) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | +20 | +29 | +41 | +51 | +58 | +62 | +62 | +61 | +56 | +45 | +31 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 |
| Difference | +20 | +29 | +41 | +51 | +58 | +62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Cape Town | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | +62 | +61 | +56 | +45 | +31 | +20 |
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 → · Cape Town 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.
Cape Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Cape Town Intl, a weather station, about 17 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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