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Heidelberg vs Tusayan

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Bottom line

Heidelberg is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Heidelberg is the wetter, with 298 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Warmer Heidelberg 1°C on the year

Wetter Heidelberg 298 mm more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 29 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 9°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Heidelberg and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Tusayan has much hotter summers

Heidelberg: Mild
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Heidelberg has much milder winters

Heidelberg: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Heidelberg is wetter

Heidelberg: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is far sunnier

Heidelberg: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

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

Precipitation

Heidelberg is the wetter — about 298 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
Heidelberg	2	4	8	14	18	21	24	23	18	12	7	3
Tusayan	7	8	13	16	22	28	30	28	25	19	12	7
Difference	+5	+4	+4	+3	+4	+7	+6	+5	+7	+6	+6	+4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Heidelberg	2	4	8	14	18	21
Tusayan	7	8	13	16	22	28
Difference	+5	+4	+4	+3	+4	+7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	24	23	18	12	7	3
Tusayan	30	28	25	19	12	7
Difference	+6	+5	+7	+6	+6	+4

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	-2	-1	2	5	9	12	14	14	11	7	2	-1
Tusayan	-10	-9	-6	-4	-1	3	9	9	4	-2	-7	-10
Difference	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9	-5	-5	-6	-8	-9	-10

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Heidelberg	-2	-1	2	5	9	12
Tusayan	-10	-9	-6	-4	-1	3
Difference	-8	-8	-8	-9	-9	-9

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	14	14	11	7	2	-1
Tusayan	9	9	4	-2	-7	-10
Difference	-5	-5	-6	-8	-9	-10

Precipitation (mm) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	49	45	43	38	59	56	58	57	50	54	52	65
Tusayan	27	26	26	18	15	9	49	53	34	33	18	20
Difference	-22	-19	-17	-21	-44	-47	-9	-4	-16	-21	-34	-45

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Heidelberg	49	45	43	38	59	56
Tusayan	27	26	26	18	15	9
Difference	-22	-19	-17	-21	-44	-47

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	58	57	50	54	52	65
Tusayan	49	53	34	33	18	20
Difference	-9	-4	-16	-21	-34	-45

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	74	73	70	67	69	70	66	64	65	71	78	77
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-26	-24	-25	-26	-32	-43	-16	-18	-32	-40	-41	-29

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Heidelberg	74	73	70	67	69	70
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-26	-24	-25	-26	-32	-43

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	66	64	65	71	78	77
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-16	-18	-32	-40	-41	-29

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	93	90	84	77	74	68	63	64	71	83	91	94
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-31	-33	-35	-36	-39	-43	-27	-21	-31	-40	-41	-33

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Heidelberg	93	90	84	77	74	68
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-31	-33	-35	-36	-39	-43

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Heidelberg	63	64	71	83	91	94
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-27	-21	-31	-40	-41	-33

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. Heidelberg trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Heidelberg

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Weinbiet, a weather station, about 41 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.

How we build these numbers →

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