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Belfast vs Tusayan
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Belfast is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Belfast is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Belfast and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Belfast: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Belfast has far milder winters
Belfast: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Belfast is much wetter
Belfast: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Belfast: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Belfast is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Belfast is the wetter — about 26 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 46 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +4 | +7 | +12 | +19 | +19 | +17 | +14 | +9 | +4 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 46 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 60 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +4 | +7 | +12 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 67 | 66 | 62 | 56 | 51 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +19 | +17 | +14 | +9 | +4 | -3 |
Avg low (°F) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 37 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -21 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 36 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 53 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 37 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -10 | -17 | -21 | -24 |
Precipitation (in) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -2.6 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -2.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 3 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -3.5 | -3 |
Cloud cover (%) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -50 | -28 | -30 | -43 | -47 | -42 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -28 | -30 | -43 | -47 | -42 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -29 | -33 | -40 | -46 | -50 | -60 | -50 | -44 | -47 | -46 | -40 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -29 | -33 | -40 | -46 | -50 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -50 | -44 | -47 | -46 | -40 | -30 |
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. Belfast trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Belfast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Stormont Castle, a weather station, about 6 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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