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Zürich vs Tusayan
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Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Zürich is the wetter, with 31 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zürich and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Zürich: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Zürich has much milder winters
Zürich: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Zürich is much wetter
Zürich: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Zürich: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Zürich is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Zürich is the wetter — about 31 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +11 | +10 | +8 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +10 | +8 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +5 |
Avg low (°F) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -17 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -16 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -17 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -11 | -16 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -4.4 | -4.7 | -3 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -4.4 | -4.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3 | -2.6 | -2.1 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -2.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -22 | -26 | -32 | -38 | -11 | -13 | -30 | -37 | -35 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -22 | -26 | -32 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -30 | -37 | -35 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -26 | -28 | -33 | -38 | -44 | -53 | -41 | -36 | -41 | -42 | -38 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -26 | -28 | -33 | -38 | -44 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -36 | -41 | -42 | -38 | -28 |
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. Zürich trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, about 2 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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