Luxor Travel Information
Luxor (in Arabic: al-Uqsur) is a city in Upper (southern) Egypt and the capital of Luxor Governorate. The population numbers 487,896 (2010 estimate), with an area of approximately 416 square kilometres (161 sq mi). As the site of the Ancient Egyptian city of Thebes, Luxor has frequently been characterized as the "world's greatest open air museum", as the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor stand within the modern city. Immediately opposite, across the River Nile, lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens. Thousands of international tourists arrive annually to visit these monuments, contributing a large part towards the economy for the modern city.
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Temperature/ Climate (Average Weather)
|
NOAA |
Statistic |
Units |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
0101 |
Temperature |
F |
56.8 |
60.6 |
68.4 |
78.1 |
85.3 |
90 |
90.1 |
89.2 |
85.5 |
78.6 |
68 |
59.2 |
75.8 |
|
0109 |
High Temperature |
F |
73.4 |
77.7 |
81.3 |
95 |
102.6 |
106.5 |
106 |
104.7 |
101.8 |
95.5 |
84 |
75.9 |
92 |
|
0110 |
Low Temperature |
F |
41.7 |
44.8 |
50.7 |
60.8 |
68.4 |
72.7 |
74.5 |
73.8 |
70.3 |
63.1 |
52.9 |
44.8 |
59.9 |
|
0615 |
Precipitation |
Inches |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
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|
0101 |
Temperature |
C |
13.8 |
15.9 |
20.2 |
25.6 |
29.6 |
32.2 |
32.3 |
31.8 |
29.7 |
25.9 |
20.0 |
15.1 |
24.34 |
|
0109 |
High Temperature |
C |
23.0 |
25.4 |
27.4 |
35.0 |
39.2 |
41.4 |
41.1 |
40.4 |
38.8 |
35.3 |
28.9 |
24.4 |
33.36 |
|
0110 |
Low Temperature |
C |
5.4 |
7.1 |
10.4 |
16.0 |
20.2 |
22.6 |
23.6 |
23.2 |
21.3 |
17.3 |
11.6 |
7.1 |
15.48 |
|
0615 |
Precipitation |
mm |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.08 |
|
|
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|
1101 |
Relative Humidity |
% |
55.0 |
47.0 |
39.0 |
31.0 |
29.0 |
27.0 |
30.0 |
33.0 |
37.0 |
43.0 |
51.0 |
57.0 |
39.92 |
High temperature rank: in Egypt, 28 locations are cooler, 1 are warmer. Globally, 2844 are cooler, 136 are warmer.
Precipitation rank: in Egypt, 3 locations are dryer, 26 are wetter . Globally, 6 are dryer, 4206 are wetter.
Luxor Tourist Map:
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Luxor Tourism Information
Luxor Transportation- By Air, Train, Bus, Local Ferry and By boat, Caliche and Donkey ride, Bikes and Cycling, Taxi
Where to stay
Hotels: (Phone code 095)
|
(5 star) |
Tel |
Fax |
|---|---|---|
|
Isis Hotel Luxor |
373366 |
372923 |
|
Luxor Hilton |
374933 |
386571 |
|
Luxor Sheraton |
374544 |
374941 |
|
Movenpick Jolie Ville Luxor |
374855 |
374936 |
|
(4 star) |
Tel |
Fax |
|---|---|---|
|
Akhenaton Village |
580850 |
580879 |
|
Egotel Luxor |
373321 |
580817 |
|
ETAP Luxor |
580944 |
374912 |
|
Luxor Wena Hotel |
580018 |
580623 |
|
Novotel Luxor |
580925 |
580972 |
|
Pullman Witer Palace |
580422 |
|
|
(3 star) |
Tel |
Fax |
|---|---|---|
|
Arabesque Hotel |
372193 |
372193 |
|
Emilio Hotel |
373570 |
374884 |
|
Karnak Hotel |
374155 |
|
|
Flo-Pater Hotel |
374223 |
374223 |
|
Merry Land Hotel |
581746 |
|
|
New Emilio Hotel |
370000 |
370000 |
|
New Windsor Hotel |
374306 |
373447 |
|
Paula Hotel |
580551 |
580552 |
|
Pharaon Hotel |
374924 |
386477 |
|
Philippe Hotel |
372284 |
580060 |
|
Savoy Hotel |
580522 |
580526 |
|
Shady Hotel |
581262 |
374859 |
|
St. Joseph Hotel |
581707 |
581727 |
Floating Hotels
Isis and Osiris Boats, operated by the Nile Hilton. Tel: 740880 for details.
Toth and Atun Boats, operated by Sheraton International. Tel: 348-5571/8215 for details.
For more information about hotels contact the Egyptian Hotel Association, Tel: 348-3313/371-2134.
Find More about Visiting Luxor City and Its Attractions including
- King Tutankhamun, Queen Hatshepsut's temple ( or Deir el-Bahari), Luxor Temple, Karnak Temples/The temple Complex of Karnak, The Ramesseum, Luxor Museum of Ancient Art and the Nubia Museum of Aswan, The Sound and Light Spectacle, Day Trips, King Tut's International Festival, Exotic hot air balloon adventures, Luxor open-air museum..
Recently Archaeologists discovered 12 new sphinxes in Luxor . More Details: Recent Development of Luxor City
Last Updated on Wednesday 1st December 2010Advertisement