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Byron Bay vs Tusayan
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 57 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Byron Bay: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Byron Bay has far milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 57 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -26 | -16 | -1 | +15 | +18 | +13 | +2 | -11 | -25 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 83 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -26 | -16 | -1 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 71 | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +18 | +13 | +2 | -11 | -25 | -37 |
Avg low (°F) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -53 | -51 | -44 | -35 | -23 | -13 | +1 | — | -13 | -29 | -42 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 68 | 67 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -53 | -51 | -44 | -35 | -23 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 48 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 62 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -13 | -29 | -42 | -52 |
Precipitation (in) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -5.5 | -7 | -7.2 | -6.7 | -5.6 | -7.9 | -2.4 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -4.1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 6.6 | 8 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 8.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -5.5 | -7 | -7.2 | -6.7 | -5.6 | -7.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -4.1 | -5 |
Cloud cover (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -24 | +6 | +6 | -8 | -20 | -21 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | -8 | -20 | -21 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -27 | -32 | -36 | -47 | -33 | -26 | -31 | -31 | -25 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -27 | -32 | -36 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -26 | -31 | -31 | -25 | -16 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Byron Bay trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Tusayan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Grand Canyon NP AP, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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