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Lillehammer vs Tusayan
Comparing Lillehammer change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Lillehammer is the wetter, with 6 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lillehammer and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Lillehammer: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Lillehammer: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Lillehammer is wetter
Lillehammer: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Lillehammer: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lillehammer is the wetter — about 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 27 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +14 | +10 | +10 | +14 | +13 | +14 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 27 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +14 | +10 | +10 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 73 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +13 | +14 | +16 | +17 | +17 | +15 |
Avg low (°F) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 54 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 19 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -12 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 54 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 19 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -5 |
Precipitation (in) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.8 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +0.3 | +0.4 | +0.6 | -0.1 | -1.6 | -1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -29 | -42 | -20 | -22 | -36 | -40 | -36 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -29 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -36 | -40 | -36 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -37 | -42 | -48 | -47 | -44 | -53 | -44 | -42 | -48 | -51 | -47 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -37 | -42 | -48 | -47 | -44 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -48 | -51 | -47 | -38 |
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. Lillehammer trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Lillehammer
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 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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