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Noosa Heads vs Tusayan
Comparing Noosa Heads change · Tusayan change
Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Noosa Heads is the wetter, with 1255 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Noosa Heads and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Noosa Heads: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Noosa Heads has far milder winters
Noosa Heads: Mild
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Noosa Heads is much wetter
Noosa Heads: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Noosa Heads: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Noosa Heads is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Noosa Heads is the wetter — about 1255 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -2 | +7 | +9 | +6 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -2 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -21 |
Avg low (°C) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -15 | -9 | -2 | -3 | -10 | -19 | -25 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -27 | -22 | -15 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -10 | -19 | -25 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 163 | 230 | 217 | 150 | 144 | 124 | 69 | 79 | 57 | 119 | 91 | 140 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -135 | -205 | -191 | -132 | -129 | -115 | -20 | -26 | -23 | -86 | -74 | -120 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 163 | 230 | 217 | 150 | 144 | 124 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -135 | -205 | -191 | -132 | -129 | -115 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 69 | 79 | 57 | 119 | 91 | 140 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -20 | -26 | -23 | -86 | -74 | -120 |
Cloud cover (%) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 54 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -23 | +8 | +10 | -4 | -14 | -13 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 54 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -15 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 41 | 36 | 36 | 46 | 50 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +8 | +10 | -4 | -14 | -13 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Noosa Heads runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -14 | -21 | -28 | -34 | -38 | -48 | -34 | -25 | -29 | -29 | -22 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 76 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -14 | -21 | -28 | -34 | -38 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noosa Heads | 71 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -34 | -25 | -29 | -29 | -22 | -14 |
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. Noosa Heads trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Noosa Heads
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Tewantin Rsl Park, a weather station, about 5 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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