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Spiez vs Tusayan
Comparing Spiez change · Tusayan change
Spiez is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Spiez is the wetter, with 850 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Spiez and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Spiez: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Spiez has much milder winters
Spiez: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Spiez is much wetter
Spiez: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Spiez: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Spiez is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Spiez is the wetter — about 850 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 24 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +5 | +3 |
Avg low (°C) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | -2 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 146 | 146 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -97 | -92 | -60 | -47 | -62 | -71 |
Cloud cover (%) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -28 | -35 | -34 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Spiez runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiez | 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. Spiez trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Spiez
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.
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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