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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc vs Tusayan
Comparing Chamonix-Mont-Blanc change · Tusayan change
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and Tusayan have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter, with 940 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc has milder winters
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is much wetter
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and Tusayan run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc is the wetter — about 940 mm 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 (°C) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 3 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 24 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
Avg low (°C) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | — | — | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | -7 | -6 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -5 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | — | — | -2 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -72 | -52 | -57 | -70 | -109 | -115 | -79 | -77 | -62 | -73 | -81 | -94 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 99 | 78 | 83 | 88 | 124 | 124 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -72 | -52 | -57 | -70 | -109 | -115 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 128 | 130 | 96 | 106 | 99 | 114 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -79 | -77 | -62 | -73 | -81 | -94 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 52 | 45 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 56 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -23 | -31 | -36 | -37 | -7 | -10 | -28 | -32 | -31 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -23 | -31 | -36 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -28 | -32 | -31 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -24 | -29 | -37 | -39 | -43 | -52 | -38 | -31 | -37 | -37 | -34 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -24 | -29 | -37 | -39 | -43 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc | 75 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -38 | -31 | -37 | -37 | -34 | -24 |
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. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Chamonix, a weather station, inside the city. 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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