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Lerwick vs Tusayan
Comparing Lerwick change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 34 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lerwick and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Lerwick: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Lerwick has much milder winters
Lerwick: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Lerwick is much wetter
Lerwick: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Lerwick: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +2 | +5 | +11 | +15 | +21 | +29 | +28 | +25 | +22 | +15 | +8 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 43 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +2 | +5 | +11 | +15 | +21 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 58 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +28 | +25 | +22 | +15 | +8 | +1 |
Avg low (°F) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -7 | — | — | -6 | -12 | -18 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 35 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -15 | -13 | -10 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 49 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 38 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | — | — | -6 | -12 | -18 | -22 |
Precipitation (in) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.4 | -3.5 | -3 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -3.7 | -4.6 | -4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 5.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -4.4 | -3.5 | -3 | -1.8 | -1.5 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.6 | -1.3 | -2.7 | -3.7 | -4.6 | -4.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -56 | -34 | -34 | -48 | -49 | -45 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -48 | -49 | -45 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -24 | -33 | -43 | -50 | -62 | -53 | -45 | -47 | -41 | -32 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -20 | -24 | -33 | -43 | -50 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -53 | -45 | -47 | -41 | -32 | -21 |
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. Lerwick trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, a weather station, about 3 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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