Luxor vs Hurghada: which is sunnier?
🇪🇬 Egypt vs 🇪🇬 Egypt · 200 km apart · long-term climate normals (NASA POWER, 2001–2020)
Luxor is the sunnier overall: about 3,991 hours of sunshine a year to Hurghada's 3,879. Hurghada has the higher Sunshine Score in 7 of 12 months; the other 5 are within 2 points.
Scores are the 0–100 Sunshine Score — sunshine, daytime warmth and dryness in one number, per month.
At a glance
| Luxor | Hurghada | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine hours / year | 3,991 | 3,879 |
| Sunniest month | January (100/100) | January (100/100) |
| Nov–Feb average score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Jun–Aug average score | 0/100 | 33/100 |
| Rain / year | 1 mm | 6 mm |
| Peak midday UV | 11 (extreme) | 11 (extreme) |
Luxor vs Hurghada month by month
| Month | Sunshine Score | Day high °C | Rain mm | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxor | Hurghada | Luxor | Hurghada | Luxor | Hurghada | |
| January | 100 | 100 | 22° | 22° | 1 | 1 |
| February | 100 | 100 | 25° | 24° | 0 | 0 |
| March | 100 | 100 | 30° | 28° | 0 | 1 |
| April | 70 | 100 | 35° | 31° | 0 | 0 |
| May | 30 | 70 | 39° | 35° | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 40 | 42° | 38° | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 30 | 42° | 39° | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 30 | 42° | 39° | 0 | 0 |
| September | 20 | 50 | 40° | 37° | 0 | 0 |
| October | 70 | 90 | 35° | 33° | 0 | 3 |
| November | 100 | 100 | 29° | 28° | 0 | 1 |
| December | 100 | 100 | 24° | 24° | 0 | 0 |
The sunnier month by month: Jan even · Feb even · Mar even · Apr Hurghada · May Hurghada · Jun Hurghada · Jul Hurghada · Aug Hurghada · Sep Hurghada · Oct Hurghada · Nov even · Dec even.
When to pick which
- November–February: too close to call — Luxor averages 100/100, Hurghada 100/100. Daytime highs are similar (25°C vs 25°C). See the winter sun ranking.
- March–May: Hurghada (average score 90/100 vs 67). Luxor is the warmer, around 35°C daytime highs vs 31°C.
- June–August: Hurghada (average score 33/100 vs 0). Luxor is the warmer, around 42°C daytime highs vs 39°C.
- September–October: Hurghada (average score 70/100 vs 45). Luxor is the warmer, around 38°C daytime highs vs 35°C.
Full month-by-month guides: Luxor weather by month · Hurghada weather by month · Best time to visit Egypt.
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