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Grindelwald vs Tusayan

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Comparing Grindelwald change · Tusayan change

Bottom line

Grindelwald is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Grindelwald is the wetter, with 850 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Warmer Grindelwald 1°C on the year

Wetter Grindelwald 850 mm more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 26 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 8°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Grindelwald and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Tusayan has much hotter summers

Grindelwald: Mild
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Grindelwald has much milder winters

Grindelwald: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Grindelwald is much wetter

Grindelwald: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is far sunnier

Grindelwald: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Grindelwald is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

Grindelwald is the wetter — about 850 mm more across the year.

Clear skies

Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) Tusayan runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	3	5	11	15	19	22	24	24	19	14	8	4
Tusayan	7	8	13	16	22	28	30	28	25	19	12	7
Difference	+4	+3	+2	+2	+3	+6	+6	+5	+6	+5	+5	+3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Grindelwald	3	5	11	15	19	22
Tusayan	7	8	13	16	22	28
Difference	+4	+3	+2	+2	+3	+6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	24	24	19	14	8	4
Tusayan	30	28	25	19	12	7
Difference	+6	+5	+6	+5	+5	+3

Avg low (°C) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	-3	-3	1	4	8	12	14	14	10	6	1	-2
Tusayan	-10	-9	-6	-4	-1	3	9	9	4	-2	-7	-10
Difference	-7	-6	-7	-8	-9	-9	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Grindelwald	-3	-3	1	4	8	12
Tusayan	-10	-9	-6	-4	-1	3
Difference	-7	-6	-7	-8	-9	-9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	14	14	10	6	1	-2
Tusayan	9	9	4	-2	-7	-10
Difference	-4	-5	-6	-8	-8	-9

Precipitation (mm) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	72	67	73	82	122	127	146	146	94	80	80	91
Tusayan	27	26	26	18	15	9	49	53	34	33	18	20
Difference	-44	-41	-47	-65	-107	-118	-97	-92	-60	-47	-62	-71

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Grindelwald	72	67	73	82	122	127
Tusayan	27	26	26	18	15	9
Difference	-44	-41	-47	-65	-107	-118

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	146	146	94	80	80	91
Tusayan	49	53	34	33	18	20
Difference	-97	-92	-60	-47	-62	-71

Cloud cover (%) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	68	69	68	69	72	65	59	59	61	66	71	71
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-20	-19	-23	-28	-35	-38	-10	-12	-28	-35	-34	-23

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Grindelwald	68	69	68	69	72	65
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-20	-19	-23	-28	-35	-38

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	59	59	61	66	71	71
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-10	-12	-28	-35	-34	-23

Relative humidity (%) Grindelwald runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	86	86	87	84	81	78	77	78	81	83	87	86
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-24	-29	-39	-43	-46	-53	-41	-35	-41	-41	-37	-25

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Grindelwald	86	86	87	84	81	78
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-24	-29	-39	-43	-46	-53

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Grindelwald	77	78	81	83	87	86
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-41	-35	-41	-41	-37	-25

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. Grindelwald trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Grindelwald

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Interlaken, about 14 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.

How we build these numbers →

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