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Tusayan vs Apia
Comparing Tusayan change · Apia change
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Apia is the wetter, with 87 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Apia, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Tusayan: Warm
Apia: Hot
Winters
Apia has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Apia: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Apia is much wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Apia: Very wet
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Apia: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Apia is the wetter — about 87 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) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Apia | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | +42 | +40 | +33 | +26 | +16 | +3 | — | +2 | +9 | +21 | +32 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Apia | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 86 |
| Difference | +42 | +40 | +33 | +26 | +16 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Apia | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +9 | +21 | +32 | +42 |
Avg low (°F) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Apia | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +62 | +60 | +55 | +51 | +44 | +37 | +25 | +26 | +34 | +46 | +55 | +63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Apia | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Difference | +62 | +60 | +55 | +51 | +44 | +37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Apia | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +25 | +26 | +34 | +46 | +55 | +63 |
Precipitation (in) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Apia | 13.9 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| Difference | +12.9 | +12.5 | +6.8 | +7.7 | +9.1 | +4.8 | +2.6 | +2 | +3 | +4.4 | +9.3 | +11.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Apia | 13.9 | 13.5 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 9.7 | 5.1 |
| Difference | +12.9 | +12.5 | +6.8 | +7.7 | +9.1 | +4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Apia | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 10 | 12.6 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +2 | +3 | +4.4 | +9.3 | +11.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | +32 | +29 | +27 | +25 | +27 | +33 | +9 | +12 | +26 | +35 | +35 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | +32 | +29 | +27 | +25 | +27 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Apia | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +26 | +35 | +35 | +30 |
Relative humidity (%) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +33 | +40 | +46 | +56 | +43 | +36 | +39 | +38 | +31 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +33 | +40 | +46 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Apia | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +43 | +36 | +39 | +38 | +31 | +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. Tusayan trends → · Apia trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Apia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Apia/upolu Island, 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.