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Sapporo vs Tusayan
Comparing Sapporo change · Tusayan change
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 32 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sapporo and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Sapporo: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Sapporo has milder winters
Sapporo: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Sapporo is much wetter
Sapporo: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Sapporo: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sapporo is the wetter — about 32 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 31 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 78 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +15 | +8 | +7 | +12 | +8 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +7 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 31 | 33 | 40 | 53 | 64 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +15 | +8 | +7 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 78 | 80 | 73 | 62 | 48 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +8 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +7 | +9 |
Avg low (°F) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 20 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -7 | -13 | -17 | -18 | -15 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 20 | 21 | 28 | 38 | 48 | 56 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -7 | -13 | -17 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 64 | 66 | 59 | 46 | 35 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -19 | -18 | -15 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.6 | -2 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -2 | -1.6 | -2.9 | -4.3 | -3 | -3.8 | -3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.6 | -2 | -1.4 | -1.6 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 3.6 | 5 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.6 | -2.9 | -4.3 | -3 | -3.8 | -3.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -43 | -37 | -33 | -31 | -34 | -46 | -26 | -27 | -40 | -43 | -49 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -43 | -37 | -33 | -31 | -34 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -40 | -43 | -49 | -43 |
Relative humidity (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -41 | -43 | -47 | -59 | -49 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -37 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -41 | -43 | -47 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -49 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -37 | -33 |
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. Sapporo trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Sapporo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sapporo, 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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