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Arosa vs Tusayan
Comparing Arosa change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Arosa is the wetter, with 33 in 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 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Arosa is the wetter — about 33 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 31 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 38 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +19 | +20 | +22 | +26 | +26 | +23 | +24 | +18 | +16 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 31 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 49 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +19 | +20 | +22 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 60 | 60 | 53 | 47 | 38 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +26 | +23 | +24 | +18 | +16 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -5 | +3 | +1 | — | -6 | -7 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 20 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 37 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -5 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 46 | 47 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | — | -6 | -7 | -8 |
Precipitation (in) Arosa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -2 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -4.9 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 3 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -2 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -2.3 | -3.2 | -4.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arosa | 5.4 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.4 | -4.1 | -2.8 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -2.4 |
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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