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Byron Bay vs Tusayan
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Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Byron Bay is the wetter, with 1438 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Byron Bay and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Byron Bay: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Byron Bay has far milder winters
Byron Bay: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Byron Bay is much wetter
Byron Bay: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Byron Bay: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Byron Bay is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Byron Bay is the wetter — about 1438 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -15 | -9 | -1 | +8 | +10 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -14 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -15 | -9 | -1 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | +1 | -6 | -14 | -21 |
Avg low (°C) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -25 | -19 | -13 | -7 | +1 | — | -7 | -16 | -23 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -25 | -19 | -13 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -7 | -16 | -23 | -29 |
Precipitation (mm) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -140 | -177 | -183 | -170 | -142 | -200 | -62 | -38 | -31 | -65 | -105 | -126 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 168 | 202 | 209 | 188 | 158 | 209 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -140 | -177 | -183 | -170 | -142 | -200 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 111 | 91 | 64 | 98 | 123 | 146 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -62 | -38 | -31 | -65 | -105 | -126 |
Cloud cover (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -24 | +6 | +6 | -8 | -20 | -21 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 60 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 58 | 59 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | -8 | -20 | -21 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Byron Bay runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -27 | -32 | -36 | -47 | -33 | -26 | -31 | -31 | -25 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 71 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -27 | -32 | -36 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Bay | 70 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -26 | -31 | -31 | -25 | -16 |
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. Byron Bay trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Byron Bay
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Ballina Airport Aws, a weather station, about 21 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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