Climate averages 1991–2020
Luxor weather
in October.
A very hot, very dry month: the 6th warmest and the joint 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a very hot month in Luxor: daytime highs average 34.7°C and nights cool to about 18.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Rain is very rare: less than 1 mm falls in a typical October (the joint 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 34 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Armant (13 km away). In October its highs average 34.5°C, about as warm as Luxor, with almost no rain (under 1 mm).
Among the 107 cities listed in Egypt, Luxor ranks 6th of 107 for the warmest October highs and joint 3rd of 107 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 107 cities is 30.9°C; Luxor is 3.7°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 6.8°C to 27.9°C, and monthly rainfall stays under 1 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Luxor climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 21.2°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.711 h |
| February | 23.8°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 11.311 h |
| March | 28.4°C12.1°C | 12.1°C | 0.3 | 0.1 | 12.012 h |
| April | 33.8°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 12.713 h |
| May | 38.1°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.413 h |
| June | 40.3°C23.3°C | 23.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.714 h |
| July | 40.6°C24.3°C | 24.3°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.614 h |
| August | 40.5°C24.1°C | 24.1°C | 0 | 0.0 | 13.013 h |
| September | 38.6°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 0 | 0.0 | 12.312 h |
| October, selected | 34.7°C18.6°C | 18.6°C | 0.1 | 0.0 | 11.612 h |
| November | 27.9°C13.3°C | 13.3°C | 0.5 | 0.1 | 10.911 h |
| December | 22.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 0.6 | 0.1 | 10.611 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Armant in OctoberEgypt · 13 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qūş in OctoberEgypt · 27 kmHigh 35.0°C · Low 19.2°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Esna in OctoberEgypt · 46 kmHigh 34.5°C · Low 20.7°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Qina in OctoberEgypt · 52 kmHigh 34.9°C · Low 18.7°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Farshūţ in OctoberEgypt · 62 kmHigh 34.3°C · Low 18.9°C · 0.2 mm rain
- Edfu in OctoberEgypt · 83 kmHigh 35.5°C · Low 21.3°C · 0.3 mm rain
- Girga in OctoberEgypt · 103 kmHigh 34.0°C · Low 19.4°C · 0.1 mm rain
- Al Minshāh in OctoberEgypt · 120 kmHigh 33.7°C · Low 19.1°C · 0.2 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Luxor) is explained once on the Luxor year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.