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Locarno vs Tusayan

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Comparing Locarno change · Tusayan change

Bottom line

Locarno is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Locarno is the wetter, with 1238 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Warmer Locarno 5°C on the year

Wetter Locarno 1238 mm more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 27 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 12°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Locarno and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Tusayan has hotter summers

Locarno: Warm
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Locarno has much milder winters

Locarno: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Locarno is much wetter

Locarno: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is far sunnier

Locarno: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Locarno is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.

Precipitation

Locarno is the wetter — about 1238 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) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	7	9	14	17	21	25	27	27	22	17	12	8
Tusayan	7	8	13	16	22	28	30	28	25	19	12	7
Difference	—	-1	-1	—	+1	+3	+3	+2	+3	+2	+1	-1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Locarno	7	9	14	17	21	25
Tusayan	7	8	13	16	22	28
Difference	—	-1	-1	—	+1	+3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	27	27	22	17	12	8
Tusayan	30	28	25	19	12	7
Difference	+3	+2	+3	+2	+1	-1

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	1	2	5	9	12	16	18	18	14	10	6	2
Tusayan	-10	-9	-6	-4	-1	3	9	9	4	-2	-7	-10
Difference	-11	-11	-11	-12	-13	-13	-9	-9	-10	-12	-12	-12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Locarno	1	2	5	9	12	16
Tusayan	-10	-9	-6	-4	-1	3
Difference	-11	-11	-11	-12	-13	-13

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	18	18	14	10	6	2
Tusayan	9	9	4	-2	-7	-10
Difference	-9	-9	-10	-12	-12	-12

Precipitation (mm) Locarno runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	66	61	75	138	178	172	158	158	165	150	167	80
Tusayan	27	26	26	18	15	9	49	53	34	33	18	20
Difference	-38	-36	-49	-120	-162	-163	-109	-105	-131	-117	-149	-60

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Locarno	66	61	75	138	178	172
Tusayan	27	26	26	18	15	9
Difference	-38	-36	-49	-120	-162	-163

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	158	158	165	150	167	80
Tusayan	49	53	34	33	18	20
Difference	-109	-105	-131	-117	-149	-60

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	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
Locarno	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
Locarno	62	61	63	65	70	70
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-12	-15	-31	-34	-34	-22

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	75	73	71	71	72	71	68	68	72	77	78	75
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-13	-15	-22	-30	-37	-46	-31	-26	-32	-35	-28	-15

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Locarno	75	73	71	71	72	71
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-13	-15	-22	-30	-37	-46

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Locarno	68	68	72	77	78	75
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-31	-26	-32	-35	-28	-15

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. Locarno trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Locarno

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Lugano, about 22 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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