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Bilbao vs Tusayan
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Bilbao is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Bilbao is the wetter, with 33 in 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 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Bilbao is the wetter — about 33 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 56 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -3 | +1 | +9 | +8 | +4 | +1 | -5 | -7 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 56 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -3 | +1 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 78 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 62 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +8 | +4 | +1 | -5 | -7 | -13 |
Avg low (°F) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 42 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -24 | -27 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 42 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -23 | -22 | -21 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 61 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 47 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -17 | -24 | -27 | -30 |
Precipitation (in) Bilbao runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.1 | -3.3 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -0.1 | — | -1.6 | -3.1 | -6 | -4.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -4.1 | -3.3 | -2.8 | -3.1 | -2.4 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilbao | 2 | 2.1 | 3 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.1 | — | -1.6 | -3.1 | -6 | -4.2 |
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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