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Baddeck vs Tusayan
Comparing Baddeck change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Baddeck is the wetter, with 1078 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Baddeck and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Baddeck: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Baddeck has milder winters
Baddeck: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Baddeck is much wetter
Baddeck: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Baddeck: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Baddeck is the wetter — about 1078 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +10 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +9 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +4 | +4 |
Avg low (°C) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -2 | — | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -2 | — | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 120 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 98 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 127 | 158 | 142 | 151 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -93 | -91 | -83 | -93 | -83 | -75 | -40 | -47 | -94 | -125 | -124 | -131 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 120 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 98 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -93 | -91 | -83 | -93 | -83 | -75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 89 | 100 | 127 | 158 | 142 | 151 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -40 | -47 | -94 | -125 | -124 | -131 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 55 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 55 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -38 | -30 | -31 | -33 | -36 | -42 | -16 | -19 | -33 | -43 | -46 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -38 | -30 | -31 | -33 | -36 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -33 | -43 | -46 | -39 |
Relative humidity (%) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -29 | -34 | -40 | -46 | -50 | -59 | -46 | -38 | -41 | -41 | -35 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -29 | -34 | -40 | -46 | -50 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -46 | -38 | -41 | -41 | -35 | -28 |
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. Baddeck trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Baddeck
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Point Aconi, a weather station, about 40 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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