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Edmonton vs Tusayan
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Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Edmonton is the wetter, with 160 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Edmonton and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Edmonton: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Tusayan has much milder winters
Edmonton: Bitterly cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Edmonton is wetter
Edmonton: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Edmonton: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Edmonton is the wetter — about 160 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +10 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +12 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -6 | -3 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +10 | +5 | +4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 24 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 0 | -5 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +6 | +7 | +8 | +12 | +12 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -17 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -16 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | -1 | -3 | -4 | — | +1 | +1 | — | +3 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | -17 | -14 | -10 | -2 | 3 | 7 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | -1 | -3 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10 | 8 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -16 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +1 | — | +3 | +5 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 28 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 78 | 95 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | — | +10 | +1 | -14 | -36 | -69 | -46 | -4 | -4 | +9 | -8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 28 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 51 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | — | +10 | +1 | -14 | -36 | -69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 95 | 58 | 38 | 24 | 26 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -46 | -4 | -4 | +9 | -8 | — |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 27 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 19 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 27 | 15 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 0 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 19 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Edmonton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -40 | -10 | -13 | -31 | -37 | -36 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 59 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -10 | -13 | -31 | -37 | -36 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Edmonton runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -30 | -43 | -32 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -35 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 92 | 89 | 79 | 68 | 65 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -30 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 85 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -32 | -25 | -29 | -34 | -35 | -29 |
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. Edmonton trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Edmonton
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Edmonton Woodbend, a weather station, about 24 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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