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Basel vs Tusayan
Comparing Basel change · Tusayan change
Basel is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Basel is the wetter, with 513 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Basel and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Basel: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Basel has much milder winters
Basel: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Basel is much wetter
Basel: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Basel: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Basel is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Basel is the wetter — about 513 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +1 | — | +2 | +5 | +4 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 5 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +1 | — | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | -0 | -0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 15 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -23 | -46 | -82 | -78 | -40 | -35 | -36 | -41 | -47 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 48 | 45 | 50 | 64 | 98 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -23 | -46 | -82 | -78 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 89 | 88 | 70 | 74 | 65 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -40 | -35 | -36 | -41 | -47 | -45 |
Cloud cover (%) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -22 | -28 | -33 | -39 | -11 | -14 | -30 | -38 | -38 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -22 | -28 | -33 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 61 | 60 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -11 | -14 | -30 | -38 | -38 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Basel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -29 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -44 | -52 | -39 | -34 | -40 | -43 | -40 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 91 | 88 | 83 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -29 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -44 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel | 76 | 76 | 80 | 86 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -39 | -34 | -40 | -43 | -40 | -31 |
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. Basel trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Basel
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Basel / Binningen, 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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