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Whistler vs Tusayan
Comparing Whistler change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Whistler is the wetter, with 38 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Whistler and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Whistler: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Whistler has much milder winters
Whistler: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Whistler is much wetter
Whistler: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Whistler: 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
Whistler is the wetter — about 38 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 32 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 52 | 39 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +15 | +10 | +7 | +9 | +14 | +16 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 32 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 63 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 76 | 76 | 67 | 52 | 39 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +9 | +14 | +16 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 23 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 46 | 50 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 23 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 40 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 50 | 49 | 43 | 36 | 29 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -3 | -8 | -9 | -10 |
Precipitation (in) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3 | 6 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -6.2 | -2.7 | -3.5 | -2.4 | -1.7 | -1.9 | +0.4 | — | -1.7 | -4.7 | -7.4 | -5.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 7.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -6.2 | -2.7 | -3.5 | -2.4 | -1.7 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3 | 6 | 8.1 | 6.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.4 | — | -1.7 | -4.7 | -7.4 | -5.7 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 42 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.2 | 44.9 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 42 | 24.2 | 20.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23.2 | 44.9 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 71 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 56 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -27 | -31 | -33 | -43 | -6 | -9 | -26 | -37 | -36 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 71 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 70 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -19 | -27 | -31 | -33 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 56 | 55 | 58 | 69 | 73 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -26 | -37 | -36 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Whistler runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 96 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 96 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -34 | -40 | -48 | -54 | -51 | -55 | -41 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -45 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 96 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 86 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -34 | -40 | -48 | -54 | -51 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler | 77 | 78 | 80 | 88 | 95 | 96 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -45 | -35 |
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. Whistler trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Whistler
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Whistler, a weather station, about 1 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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