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Davos vs Tusayan
Comparing Davos change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Davos is the wetter, with 717 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Davos and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Davos: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Davos: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Davos is much wetter
Davos: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Davos: 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
Davos is the wetter — about 717 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +8 | +8 | +9 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +11 | +8 | +8 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | +2 | +1 | — | -3 | -3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -4 | -7 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | — | -3 | -3 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 70 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 89 | 129 | 133 | 150 | 96 | 77 | 71 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -43 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -73 | -120 | -84 | -96 | -62 | -44 | -53 | -48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 70 | 52 | 57 | 54 | 89 | 129 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -43 | -26 | -31 | -37 | -73 | -120 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 133 | 150 | 96 | 77 | 71 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -84 | -96 | -62 | -44 | -53 | -48 |
Cloud cover (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 62 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 70 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -31 | -34 | -34 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Davos runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -26 | -32 | -43 | -44 | -45 | -54 | -43 | -38 | -42 | -41 | -37 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 87 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 80 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -26 | -32 | -43 | -44 | -45 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos | 79 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 88 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -43 | -38 | -42 | -41 | -37 | -27 |
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. Davos trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Davos
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Davos, about 1 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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