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Spiez vs Tusayan
Comparing Spiez change · Tusayan change
Spiez is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Spiez is the wetter, with 33 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Spiez and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Spiez: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Spiez has much milder winters
Spiez: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Spiez is much wetter
Spiez: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Spiez: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Spiez is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Spiez is the wetter — about 33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 38 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +6 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 38 | 42 | 51 | 58 | 66 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +6 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 76 | 75 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +10 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Avg low (°F) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 27 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 27 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 47 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 57 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 34 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -16 |
Precipitation (in) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -4.6 | -3.8 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.8 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -4.2 | -4.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 5.7 | 5.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.8 | -3.6 | -2.4 | -1.8 | -2.4 | -2.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -23 | -28 | -35 | -38 | -10 | -12 | -28 | -35 | -34 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -23 | -28 | -35 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -28 | -35 | -34 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -24 | -29 | -39 | -43 | -46 | -53 | -41 | -35 | -41 | -41 | -37 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 86 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 81 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -24 | -29 | -39 | -43 | -46 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 77 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 87 | 86 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -35 | -41 | -41 | -37 | -25 |
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. Spiez trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Spiez
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Interlaken, about 14 km from the city centre.
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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