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Addis Ababa vs Tusayan
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Addis Ababa is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Addis Ababa is the wetter, with 537 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Addis Ababa and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Addis Ababa: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Addis Ababa has far milder winters
Addis Ababa: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Addis Ababa is much wetter
Addis Ababa: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Addis Ababa: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Addis Ababa is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Addis Ababa is the wetter — about 537 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -3 | +6 | +9 | +8 | +3 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -12 | -9 | -3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +3 | -4 | -10 | -16 |
Avg low (°C) Addis Ababa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -13 | -9 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -12 | -16 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -18 | -17 | -13 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -7 | -12 | -16 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 7 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 69 | 91 | 205 | 205 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +20 | +9 | -7 | -49 | -54 | -82 | -156 | -151 | -103 | +7 | +11 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 7 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 69 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +20 | +9 | -7 | -49 | -54 | -82 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 205 | 205 | 137 | 26 | 6 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -156 | -151 | -103 | +7 | +11 | +16 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 36 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 71 | 80 | 79 | 66 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | -7 | -24 | -26 | -43 | -30 | -33 | -34 | -13 | +3 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 36 | 40 | 52 | 65 | 63 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | -7 | -24 | -26 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 80 | 79 | 66 | 44 | 34 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -33 | -34 | -13 | +3 | +20 |
Relative humidity (%) Addis Ababa runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 57 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 69 | 81 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -8 | -24 | -29 | -44 | -44 | -41 | -41 | -29 | -15 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 57 | 52 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | -8 | -24 | -29 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addis Ababa | 81 | 84 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -41 | -29 | -15 | — |
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. Addis Ababa trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Addis Ababa
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Bole Intl, a weather station, about 8 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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