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Monthly climate in Luxor, Egypt

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Luxor features a hot desert climate (BWh).Temperatures typically range between 14 °C (58 °F) and 34 °C (93 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to 3 °C (38 °F) or can rise to as high as 45 °C (113 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 2 mm (0.1 inches) and receives 0 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Luxor enjoys an average of 4045 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 10 hours 32 minutes to 13 hours 42 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Luxor, Egypt §

The warmest months in Luxor are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 33 to 34 °C (92 - 93 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 14 to 17 °C (58 - 63 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Luxor experiences 251 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 0 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Luxor, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 29°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 45°C
(113°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 42°C
(107°F)		 34°C
(94°F)		 33°C
(92°F)
Mean maximum 26°C
(80°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(111°F)		 44°C
(112°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 43°C
(109°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 33°C
(93°F)		 29°C
(85°F)
Average high 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 40°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 24°C
(75°F)
Daily mean 14°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(89°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(71°F)		 17°C
(63°F)
Average low 8°C
(47°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean minimum 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 7°C
(46°F)
Minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 6°C
(42°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Luxor, Egypt §

Luxor usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 0 rainy days and 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Luxor are August, September and December. On average, 0 mm (0.0 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Luxor, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Monthly sunshine hours in Luxor, Egypt §

The sunniest months in Luxor are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 28 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Luxor: January, February and November receive an average of 9 hours 29 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Luxor, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 251 296 342 349 380 379 388 374 340 331 306 306
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 43m 11h 16m 12h 0m 12h 45m 13h 23m 13h 42m 13h 32m 12h 59m 12h 16m 11h 31m 10h 52m 10h 32m

Solar UV radiation in Luxor, Egypt §

Luxor experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, May and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the High exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 7. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Luxor UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Luxor, Egypt.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 7 9 11 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 7 6