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Avarua vs Tusayan
Comparing Avarua change · Tusayan change
Avarua is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Avarua is the wetter, with 1187 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Avarua and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Avarua: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Avarua has far milder winters
Avarua: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Avarua is much wetter
Avarua: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Avarua: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Avarua is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Avarua is the wetter — about 1187 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) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -17 | -13 | -6 | +2 | +4 | +3 | -1 | -8 | -15 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -17 | -13 | -6 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | -1 | -8 | -15 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -17 | -10 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -28 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -15 | -22 | -28 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 183 | 176 | 164 | 169 | 140 | 61 | 93 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 115 | 175 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -156 | -150 | -137 | -151 | -124 | -52 | -44 | -29 | -51 | -40 | -97 | -155 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 183 | 176 | 164 | 169 | 140 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -156 | -150 | -137 | -151 | -124 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 93 | 82 | 85 | 73 | 115 | 175 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -44 | -29 | -51 | -40 | -97 | -155 |
Cloud cover (%) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -23 | -28 | -33 | -40 | -16 | -20 | -35 | -38 | -33 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -23 | -28 | -33 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -35 | -38 | -33 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Avarua runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -21 | -24 | -33 | -39 | -44 | -53 | -41 | -35 | -39 | -37 | -30 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 82 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -21 | -24 | -33 | -39 | -44 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avarua | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -35 | -39 | -37 | -30 | -21 |
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. Avarua trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Avarua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rarotonga Intl, a weather station, about 3 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.
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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