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Arosa vs Tusayan
Comparing Arosa change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Arosa is the wetter, with 851 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Arosa and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Arosa: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Arosa has milder winters
Arosa: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Arosa is much wetter
Arosa: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Arosa: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Arosa is the wetter — about 851 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -0 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +15 | +14 | +13 | +13 | +10 | +9 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -0 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +11 | +11 | +12 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 16 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +13 | +10 | +9 | +7 |
Avg low (°C) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -7 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -6 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | +2 | +1 | — | -3 | -4 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | -7 | -8 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 6 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -3 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -6 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | — | -3 | -4 | -5 |
Precipitation (mm) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 77 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 97 | 132 | 136 | 158 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -50 | -39 | -47 | -59 | -82 | -123 | -87 | -104 | -70 | -57 | -72 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 77 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 97 | 132 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -50 | -39 | -47 | -59 | -82 | -123 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 136 | 158 | 104 | 90 | 90 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -87 | -104 | -70 | -57 | -72 | -60 |
Cloud cover (%) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -27 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -12 | -15 | -31 | -34 | -34 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 68 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -19 | -21 | -27 | -34 | -38 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -31 | -34 | -34 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 88 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -27 | -32 | -38 | -39 | -44 | -54 | -43 | -38 | -43 | -41 | -37 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 88 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -27 | -32 | -38 | -39 | -44 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 80 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -43 | -38 | -43 | -41 | -37 | -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. Arosa trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Arosa
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Arosa, about 2 km from the city centre.
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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