Climate · Egypt

Luxor

Very hot and dry from May to September; warm and dry from December to February.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years25.7°N80 m above the sea
  1. Jan74°23°45°7°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  2. Feb77°25°47°8°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  3. Mar85°29°53°12°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  4. Apr95°35°61°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  5. May104°40°69°21°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  6. Jun108°42°74°23°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul108°42°76°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  8. Aug109°43°76°24°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  9. Sep105°41°72°22°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  10. Oct99°37°67°19°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  11. Nov87°31°57°14°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  12. Dec77°25°49°9°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from May to September, with highs near 107°F and nights near 74°F. From December to February, highs are nearer 76°F. Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.The hot season runs from May to September, with highs near 42°C and nights near 23°C. From December to February, highs are nearer 24°C. Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on fewer than one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

Where Luxor sits

Africa/Cairo

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Latitude
25.7°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
80 mlow-lying
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Nearest of ours
Aswan181 km south

The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Luxor, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 74°F in January to 109°F in August.Highs from 23°C in January to 43°C in August.

Chance of a wet day

Rain is rare all year; even January, the wettest, sees it on 1% of days.

Cloud cover

Clearest in September (6% cover), cloudiest in December (26%).

Daylight

From 10h 33m in December to 13h 43m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C

Luxor, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool seasonAt its best
45°7°74°23°
no days21%10h 44m
FebruaryCool seasonAt its best
47°8°77°25°
no days21%11h 15m
March
53°12°85°29°
no days19%11h 58m
April
61°16°95°35°
no days20%12h 45m
MayHot season
69°21°104°40°
no days18%13h 24m
JuneHot season
74°23°108°42°
no days6%13h 43m
JulyHot season
76°24°108°42°
no days12%13h 34m
AugustHot season
76°24°109°43°
no days13%13h 00m
SeptemberHot season
72°22°105°41°
no days6%12h 15m
October
67°19°99°37°
no days9%11h 29m
November
57°14°87°31°
no days20%10h 51m
DecemberCool seasonAt its best
49°9°77°25°
no days26%10h 33m

When is the best time to visit Luxor?


The best months are December to February: highs near 76°F, nights near 47°F, and rain on fewer than one day a week.The best months are December to February: highs near 24°C, nights near 8°C, and rain on fewer than one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions


What is the warmest month in Luxor?

August, with highs near 109°F and lows near 76°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 74°F.August, with highs near 43°C and lows near 24°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 23°C.

When does it rain most in Luxor?

Rain is rare in every month; even January, the wettest, sees it on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Luxor?

From about 10½ hours in December to 13½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Luxor?

September, when cloud covers about 6% of the sky on average. December is the cloudiest, at about 26%.

Places with a year like Luxor's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Luxor's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Luxor's summer.

Elsewhere in Egypt

All of Egypt

Where to stay

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Luxor. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.