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Luxor vs Johannesburg
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Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Johannesburg is the wetter, with 763 mm more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Luxor and Johannesburg, in everyday terms.
Summers
Luxor has far hotter summers
Luxor: Extreme heat
Johannesburg: Warm
Winters
Luxor has milder winters
Luxor: Cool
Johannesburg: Cool
Rain & snow
Johannesburg is much wetter
Luxor: Very dry
Johannesburg: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Luxor is far sunnier
Luxor: Sunny
Johannesburg: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Johannesburg is the wetter — about 763 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 |
| Johannesburg | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | -2 | -10 | -17 | -21 | -21 | -18 | -13 | -7 | -1 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 41 |
| Johannesburg | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Difference | +6 | +3 | -2 | -10 | -17 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 41 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 29 | 24 |
| Johannesburg | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -13 | -7 | -1 | +4 |
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 |
| Johannesburg | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +2 | -6 | -14 | -19 | -21 | -18 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Johannesburg | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +2 | -6 | -14 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 26 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 13 | 8 |
| Johannesburg | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +7 |
Precipitation (mm) Johannesburg 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 |
| Johannesburg | 134 | 125 | 104 | 47 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 144 | 122 |
| Difference | +132 | +125 | +103 | +45 | -5 | +2 | +4 | +3 | +14 | +76 | +140 | +122 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Johannesburg | 134 | 125 | 104 | 47 | 7 | 3 |
| Difference | +132 | +125 | +103 | +45 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Johannesburg | 4 | 3 | 15 | 77 | 144 | 122 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +14 | +76 | +140 | +122 |
Cloud cover (%) Johannesburg 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 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 65 |
| Difference | +36 | +32 | +24 | +13 | +1 | +10 | +9 | +14 | +20 | +36 | +43 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 10 |
| Johannesburg | 61 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 25 | 20 |
| Difference | +36 | +32 | +24 | +13 | +1 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 |
| Johannesburg | 18 | 21 | 29 | 47 | 58 | 65 |
| Difference | +9 | +14 | +20 | +36 | +43 | +43 |
Relative humidity (%) Johannesburg 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 |
| Johannesburg | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Difference | +19 | +28 | +37 | +41 | +36 | +36 | +30 | +23 | +15 | +19 | +17 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 46 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| Johannesburg | 65 | 64 | 64 | 61 | 54 | 54 |
| Difference | +19 | +28 | +37 | +41 | +36 | +36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | 20 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 47 |
| Johannesburg | 50 | 44 | 40 | 49 | 57 | 63 |
| Difference | +30 | +23 | +15 | +19 | +17 | +16 |
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 → · Johannesburg 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.
Johannesburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Pretoria/irene, a weather station, about 36 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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