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Luxor vs Johannesburg

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Bottom line

Luxor is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Johannesburg is the wetter, with 30 in more rain a year, and Luxor the sunnier.

Warmer Luxor 13°F on the year

Wetter Johannesburg 30 in more a year

Sunnier Luxor 24 pp less cloud

Colder winters Johannesburg 4°F colder nights

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 13°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Johannesburg is the wetter — about 30 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Luxor has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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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
Johannesburg	83	83	81	77	73	68	68	74	80	83	83	83
Difference	+10	+5	-4	-18	-30	-38	-39	-32	-23	-13	-2	+7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	73	78	85	95	102	106
Johannesburg	83	83	81	77	73	68
Difference	+10	+5	-4	-18	-30	-38

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	107	106	103	96	84	76
Johannesburg	68	74	80	83	83	83
Difference	-39	-32	-23	-13	-2	+7

Avg low (°F) Varies through 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
Johannesburg	61	61	58	53	47	42	40	45	52	56	58	60
Difference	+17	+13	+4	-10	-25	-35	-38	-32	-22	-11	+2	+13

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	45	48	55	63	72	76
Johannesburg	61	61	58	53	47	42
Difference	+17	+13	+4	-10	-25	-35

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	78	78	74	67	56	47
Johannesburg	40	45	52	56	58	60
Difference	-38	-32	-22	-11	+2	+13

Precipitation (in) Johannesburg 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
Johannesburg	5.3	4.9	4.1	1.9	0.3	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.6	3	5.7	4.8
Difference	+5.2	+4.9	+4	+1.8	-0.2	+0.1	+0.2	+0.1	+0.6	+3	+5.5	+4.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Luxor	0.1	0	0.1	0.1	0.5	0
Johannesburg	5.3	4.9	4.1	1.9	0.3	0.1
Difference	+5.2	+4.9	+4	+1.8	-0.2	+0.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Luxor	0	0	0	0	0.1	0
Johannesburg	0.2	0.1	0.6	3	5.7	4.8
Difference	+0.2	+0.1	+0.6	+3	+5.5	+4.8

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.

How we build these numbers →

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