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Riquewihr vs Tusayan
Comparing Riquewihr change · Tusayan change
Riquewihr is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Riquewihr is the wetter, with 477 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Riquewihr and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Riquewihr: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Riquewihr has much milder winters
Riquewihr: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Riquewihr is much wetter
Riquewihr: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Riquewihr: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Riquewihr is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Riquewihr is the wetter — about 477 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +7 | +5 | +5 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 23 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +7 | +5 | +5 | +2 |
Avg low (°C) Riquewihr runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | -1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 15 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -0 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -6 | -9 | -9 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Riquewihr runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 68 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 82 | 74 | 73 | 69 | 60 | 74 | 61 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -40 | -32 | -28 | -35 | -66 | -65 | -24 | -16 | -26 | -41 | -43 | -59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 68 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 82 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -40 | -32 | -28 | -35 | -66 | -65 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 73 | 69 | 60 | 74 | 61 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -24 | -16 | -26 | -41 | -43 | -59 |
Cloud cover (%) Riquewihr runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -23 | -27 | -33 | -40 | -14 | -16 | -30 | -39 | -40 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -25 | -22 | -23 | -27 | -33 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -30 | -39 | -40 | -28 |
Relative humidity (%) Riquewihr runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 91 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -32 | -34 | -40 | -47 | -33 | -28 | -36 | -41 | -39 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 91 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -32 | -34 | -40 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 70 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -36 | -41 | -39 | -31 |
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. Riquewihr trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Riquewihr
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Trois-epis_sapc, a weather station, about 9 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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