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Bilbao vs Tusayan
Comparing Bilbao change · Tusayan change
Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Bilbao is the wetter, with 828 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bilbao and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Bilbao: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Bilbao has far milder winters
Bilbao: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Bilbao is much wetter
Bilbao: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Bilbao: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bilbao is the wetter — about 828 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +5 | +2 | — | -3 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -4 | -2 | +1 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | — | -3 | -4 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 130 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 58 | 52 | 53 | 75 | 112 | 171 | 127 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -103 | -83 | -71 | -79 | -61 | -49 | -3 | +1 | -41 | -79 | -153 | -107 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 130 | 109 | 98 | 97 | 76 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -103 | -83 | -71 | -79 | -61 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 52 | 53 | 75 | 112 | 171 | 127 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -3 | +1 | -41 | -79 | -153 | -107 |
Cloud cover (%) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -26 | -32 | -35 | -40 | -14 | -17 | -31 | -39 | -41 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 77 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -26 | -32 | -35 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 63 | 63 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -31 | -39 | -41 | -30 |
Relative humidity (%) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -17 | -21 | -29 | -37 | -43 | -53 | -39 | -30 | -32 | -31 | -27 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -21 | -29 | -37 | -43 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 76 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 77 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -39 | -30 | -32 | -31 | -27 | -19 |
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. Bilbao trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Bilbao
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bilbao Aeropuerto, 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.
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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