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Ottawa vs Tusayan
Comparing Ottawa change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Ottawa is the wetter, with 24 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Ottawa and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Ottawa: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Tusayan has milder winters
Ottawa: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Ottawa is much wetter
Ottawa: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Ottawa: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Ottawa is the wetter — about 24 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 23 | 26 | 37 | 52 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +18 | +9 | +4 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +9 | +12 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 23 | 26 | 37 | 52 | 67 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +18 | +9 | +4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 80 | 78 | 70 | 56 | 43 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +6 | +9 | +12 | +15 |
Avg low (°F) Ottawa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 56 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +1 | -9 | -16 | -19 | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 7 | 9 | 20 | 34 | 47 | 56 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +1 | -9 | -16 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 61 | 59 | 51 | 40 | 29 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -12 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -9 | -3 |
Precipitation (in) Ottawa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -3.4 | -1.7 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1 | -1.4 | -2.4 | -2.5 | -3.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -2.2 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 17.5 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 16.7 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 17.5 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 16.7 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Ottawa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 69 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -15 | -18 | -25 | -29 | -36 | -9 | -12 | -26 | -37 | -35 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 69 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -21 | -15 | -18 | -25 | -29 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -9 | -12 | -26 | -37 | -35 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Ottawa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 92 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -34 | -38 | -39 | -37 | -42 | -53 | -42 | -35 | -37 | -38 | -35 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 95 | 95 | 88 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -34 | -38 | -39 | -37 | -42 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ottawa | 79 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 92 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -35 | -37 | -38 | -35 | -32 |
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. Ottawa trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Ottawa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ottawa Cda, 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.
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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