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Cairns vs Tusayan
Comparing Cairns change · Tusayan change
Cairns is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Cairns is the wetter, with 1644 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cairns and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Cairns: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Cairns has far milder winters
Cairns: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cairns is much wetter
Cairns: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Cairns: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cairns is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cairns is the wetter — about 1644 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) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -6 | +2 | +4 | +1 | -4 | -12 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -6 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +1 | -4 | -12 | -19 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -29 | -26 | -20 | -15 | -7 | -8 | -14 | -22 | -29 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -29 | -26 | -20 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -14 | -22 | -29 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 414 | 444 | 370 | 174 | 87 | 45 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 85 | 191 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -387 | -418 | -344 | -156 | -71 | -36 | +7 | +26 | +6 | -32 | -67 | -171 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 414 | 444 | 370 | 174 | 87 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -387 | -418 | -344 | -156 | -71 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 42 | 27 | 28 | 65 | 85 | 191 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +7 | +26 | +6 | -32 | -67 | -171 |
Cloud cover (%) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -21 | +5 | +5 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 71 | 71 | 68 | 57 | 52 | 48 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 45 | 41 | 35 | 38 | 47 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -10 |
Relative humidity (%) Cairns runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -24 | -31 | -39 | -46 | -51 | -59 | -45 | -36 | -34 | -31 | -24 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 85 | 88 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -24 | -31 | -39 | -46 | -51 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | 82 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -45 | -36 | -34 | -31 | -24 | -18 |
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. Cairns trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Cairns
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 19 years of daily observations at Cairns Post Office, a weather station, about 2 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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