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Garmisch-Partenkirchen vs Tusayan
Comparing Garmisch-Partenkirchen change · Tusayan change
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wetter, with 587 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has much milder winters
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is much wetter
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is the wetter — about 587 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | — | -1 | — | +4 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 4 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | — | -1 | — | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 27 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +2 | +3 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 14 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 2 | -2 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -8 |
Precipitation (mm) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 47 | 36 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 115 | 125 | 139 | 81 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -28 | -38 | -67 | -106 | -76 | -85 | -48 | -36 | -41 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 47 | 36 | 54 | 56 | 82 | 115 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -28 | -38 | -67 | -106 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 125 | 139 | 81 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -76 | -85 | -48 | -36 | -41 | -33 |
Cloud cover (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -43 | -16 | -17 | -33 | -34 | -34 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 66 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -33 | -34 | -34 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Garmisch-Partenkirchen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -27 | -31 | -35 | -38 | -44 | -54 | -42 | -37 | -43 | -42 | -37 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 89 | 88 | 84 | 79 | 79 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -27 | -31 | -35 | -38 | -44 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | 79 | 80 | 83 | 84 | 88 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -37 | -43 | -42 | -37 | -29 |
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. Garmisch-Partenkirchen trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Innsbruck, a weather station, about 34 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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