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Darwin vs Tusayan
Comparing Darwin change · Tusayan change
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Darwin is the wetter, with 1440 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Darwin and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Darwin has hotter summers
Darwin: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Darwin has far milder winters
Darwin: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Darwin is much wetter
Darwin: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Darwin: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Darwin is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Darwin is the wetter — about 1440 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) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -20 | -17 | -10 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -8 | -15 | -21 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -20 | -17 | -10 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -8 | -15 | -21 | -26 |
Avg low (°C) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -31 | -28 | -23 | -16 | -10 | -11 | -18 | -26 | -32 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 19 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -31 | -28 | -23 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -18 | -26 | -32 | -36 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 454 | 387 | 289 | 105 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 280 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -427 | -361 | -263 | -88 | -7 | +7 | +49 | +52 | +17 | -36 | -124 | -260 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 454 | 387 | 289 | 105 | 22 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -427 | -361 | -263 | -88 | -7 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 0 | 1 | 17 | 69 | 142 | 280 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +49 | +52 | +17 | -36 | -124 | -260 |
Cloud cover (%) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -27 | -14 | -4 | -9 | +17 | +12 | -7 | -15 | -24 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 87 | 85 | 73 | 55 | 41 | 37 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -27 | -14 | -4 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 32 | 34 | 40 | 47 | 61 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +17 | +12 | -7 | -15 | -24 | -33 |
Relative humidity (%) Darwin runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -25 | -30 | -34 | -33 | -35 | -19 | -12 | -20 | -21 | -18 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 82 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -20 | -25 | -30 | -34 | -33 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin | 56 | 55 | 60 | 63 | 69 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -19 | -12 | -20 | -21 | -18 | -17 |
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. Darwin trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Darwin
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Darwin Airport Comparison, 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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