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Kota Kinabalu vs Tusayan
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 95 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kota Kinabalu and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kota Kinabalu has hotter summers
Kota Kinabalu: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kota Kinabalu has far milder winters
Kota Kinabalu: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kota Kinabalu is much wetter
Kota Kinabalu: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Kota Kinabalu: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 95 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) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -43 | -42 | -35 | -30 | -20 | -8 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -24 | -35 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -43 | -42 | -35 | -30 | -20 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -13 | -24 | -35 | -45 |
Avg low (°F) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -54 | -51 | -45 | -38 | -26 | -27 | -35 | -46 | -55 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -54 | -51 | -45 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -35 | -46 | -55 | -61 |
Precipitation (in) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.3 | -2.4 | -2.3 | -4.2 | -7.7 | -11.5 | -9.5 | -8.2 | -10.1 | -14.3 | -10.3 | -9.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 5.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 8.4 | 11.9 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -4.3 | -2.4 | -2.3 | -4.2 | -7.7 | -11.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 11.4 | 10.3 | 11.4 | 15.6 | 11 | 10.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -9.5 | -8.2 | -10.1 | -14.3 | -10.3 | -9.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -40 | -52 | -32 | -35 | -50 | -52 | -44 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -40 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -50 | -52 | -44 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -26 | -30 | -36 | -42 | -50 | -60 | -48 | -42 | -45 | -45 | -36 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -26 | -30 | -36 | -42 | -50 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -48 | -42 | -45 | -45 | -36 | -27 |
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. Kota Kinabalu trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kota Kinabalu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kota Kinabalu Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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