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Edmonton vs Tusayan
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Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 9°F on the annual average; Edmonton is the wetter, with 6 in 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 9°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Edmonton is the wetter — about 6 in 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 (°F) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 22 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 33 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +23 | +19 | +19 | +9 | +7 | +13 | +12 | +11 | +13 | +15 | +22 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 22 | 27 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +23 | +19 | +19 | +9 | +7 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 75 | 73 | 64 | 50 | 33 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +13 | +15 | +22 | +21 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 45 | 49 | 47 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +7 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -1 | +1 | +2 | — | +5 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 2 | 6 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +7 | -3 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 49 | 47 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -1 | +1 | +2 | — | +5 | +10 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | — | +0.4 | — | -0.5 | -1.4 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.4 | -0.3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 2 | 3.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | — | +0.4 | — | -0.5 | -1.4 | -2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.4 | -0.3 | — |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10.6 | 6 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 10.6 | 6 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | 9.5 | 7.6 |
| 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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