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Suva vs Tusayan
Comparing Suva change · Tusayan change
Suva is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Suva is the wetter, with 2570 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Suva and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Suva: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Suva has far milder winters
Suva: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Suva is much wetter
Suva: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Suva: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Suva is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Suva is the wetter — about 2570 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) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -6 | +1 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -9 | -16 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -6 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -2 | -9 | -16 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -17 | -10 | -11 | -16 | -23 | -29 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -22 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -11 | -16 | -23 | -29 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 326 | 285 | 350 | 310 | 216 | 163 | 138 | 129 | 168 | 245 | 237 | 332 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -299 | -259 | -324 | -292 | -201 | -154 | -89 | -75 | -134 | -212 | -219 | -312 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 326 | 285 | 350 | 310 | 216 | 163 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -299 | -259 | -324 | -292 | -201 | -154 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 138 | 129 | 168 | 245 | 237 | 332 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -89 | -75 | -134 | -212 | -219 | -312 |
Cloud cover (%) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -25 | -31 | -33 | -42 | -19 | -23 | -38 | -38 | -33 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 71 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -25 | -31 | -33 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 69 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -19 | -23 | -38 | -38 | -33 | -21 |
Relative humidity (%) Suva runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -24 | -33 | -40 | -44 | -55 | -42 | -37 | -40 | -38 | -30 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -20 | -24 | -33 | -40 | -44 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suva | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -37 | -40 | -38 | -30 | -21 |
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. Suva trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Suva
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Nausori Intl, a weather station, about 18 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.