Luxor (Egypt) vs Marrakesh (Morocco): Temperature, Rainfall and Sunshine

Reference period: Luxor 2013–2023 · Marrakesh 2013–2023

Luxor (Egypt) has a higher monthly mean temperature than Marrakesh (Morocco) in every month of the year.

Key monthly differences

Warmest month

Luxor
August · 34.52 °C
Marrakesh
August · 27.36 °C

Coolest month

Luxor
January · 15.08 °C
Marrakesh
January · 13.34 °C

Driest month

Luxor
May, June, July, August, September, October, December · 0.00 mm/day
Marrakesh
June · 0.02 mm/day

Sunniest month

Luxor
June · 12.37 hours/day
Marrakesh
June · 12.14 hours/day
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Climate comparison questions

When are the temperatures most similar and most different?

The smallest difference in monthly mean temperature is 1.74 °C (January); the largest is 12.59 °C (June).

How much do temperatures vary across the year?

The difference between the warmest and coolest monthly means is 19.44 °C in Luxor (Egypt) and 14.02 °C in Marrakesh (Morocco). This describes seasonal variation, not the range between daytime highs and nighttime lows.

Which location has more rainfall?

Luxor (Egypt) has a higher daily rainfall average in 0 months and Marrakesh (Morocco) in 12; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Rainfall amounts do not tell us how many days it rains.

Which location has more sunshine?

Luxor (Egypt) has more average sunshine hours per day in 11 months and Marrakesh (Morocco) in 1; 0 months are equal at the displayed precision. Sunshine duration is different from daylight duration.

Climate data notes

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Daily values are averaged separately for each calendar month over the saved reference period. Temperatures are daily means, not daytime highs. Rainfall is an average daily amount, not a monthly total; sunshine is average hours per day. These historical averages are not a weather forecast. Each location’s reference period is listed below and may differ.

Mean of the 12 monthly averages

Monthly climate data

Difference: Marrakesh (Morocco) minus Luxor (Egypt)

Temperature °C

Month Luxor Marrakesh +/-
Jan 15.08 13.34 −1.74
Feb 17.45 14.81 −2.65
Mar 21.98 16.63 −5.35
Apr 26.64 18.19 −8.45
May 31.49 20.69 −10.79
Jun 33.92 21.33 −12.59
Jul 34.29 26.48 −7.81
Aug 34.52 27.36 −7.15
Sep 32.34 23.47 −8.87
Oct 27.95 22.36 −5.59
Nov 22.23 17.65 −4.59
Dec 17.29 14.66 −2.63
Annual mean 26.26 19.75 −6.52

Average sunshine (hours/day)

Month Luxor Marrakesh +/-
Jan 9.70 9.30 −0.40
Feb 9.97 9.66 −0.31
Mar 10.83 10.61 −0.22
Apr 11.61 11.49 −0.12
May 12.01 12.13 +0.12
Jun 12.37 12.14 −0.24
Jul 12.11 11.97 −0.14
Aug 11.94 11.41 −0.53
Sep 11.29 10.44 −0.85
Oct 10.69 10.07 −0.62
Nov 9.91 9.11 −0.80
Dec 9.54 8.91 −0.63
Annual mean 11.00 10.60 −0.39

Average daily rainfall (mm/day)

Month Luxor Marrakesh +/-
Jan 0.02 0.12 +0.09
Feb 0.02 0.27 +0.25
Mar 0.03 0.18 +0.15
Apr 0.01 0.04 +0.02
May 0.00 0.05 +0.05
Jun 0.00 0.02 +0.02
Jul 0.00 0.04 +0.04
Aug 0.00 0.10 +0.10
Sep 0.00 0.22 +0.22
Oct 0.00 0.44 +0.44
Nov 0.01 0.48 +0.47
Dec 0.00 0.15 +0.15
Annual mean 0.01 0.17 +0.17

Snow (mm)

Month Luxor Marrakesh +/-
Jan 0.00 0.00 0.00
Feb 0.00 0.00 0.00
Mar 0.00 0.00 0.00
Apr 0.00 0.00 0.00
May 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jun 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jul 0.00 0.00 0.00
Aug 0.00 0.00 0.00
Sep 0.00 0.00 0.00
Oct 0.00 0.00 0.00
Nov 0.00 0.00 0.00
Dec 0.00 0.00 0.00
Annual mean 0.00 0.00 0.00