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Courchevel vs Tusayan
Comparing Courchevel change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Courchevel is the wetter, with 23 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Courchevel and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Courchevel: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Courchevel: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Courchevel is much wetter
Courchevel: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Courchevel: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Courchevel is the wetter — about 23 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +17 | +18 | +18 | +22 | +21 | +19 | +20 | +14 | +14 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +17 | +18 | +18 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +20 | +14 | +14 | +11 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -2 | +1 | — | -3 | -5 | -4 | +5 | +4 | +2 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -2 | +1 | — | -3 | -5 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +2 | -5 | -5 | -5 |
Precipitation (in) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -2.1 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -3 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -2.5 | -2.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -2.1 | -1.4 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -2.9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -2.5 | -2.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -23 | -31 | -36 | -37 | -7 | -10 | -28 | -32 | -31 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -23 | -31 | -36 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -28 | -32 | -31 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Courchevel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -25 | -30 | -38 | -40 | -42 | -49 | -35 | -29 | -36 | -37 | -35 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -25 | -30 | -38 | -40 | -42 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Courchevel | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -35 | -29 | -36 | -37 | -35 | -25 |
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. Courchevel trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Courchevel
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, about 27 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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