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Galway vs Tusayan
Comparing Galway change · Tusayan change
Galway is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Galway is the wetter, with 922 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Galway and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Galway: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Galway has far milder winters
Galway: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Galway is much wetter
Galway: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Galway: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Galway is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Galway is the wetter — about 922 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +11 | +11 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +1 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -6 | -10 | -12 | -14 |
Precipitation (mm) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -94 | -107 | -60 | -52 | -55 | -78 | -39 | -46 | -58 | -112 | -123 | -98 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 121 | 133 | 86 | 70 | 70 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -94 | -107 | -60 | -52 | -55 | -78 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 88 | 99 | 91 | 145 | 141 | 118 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -39 | -46 | -58 | -112 | -123 | -98 |
Cloud cover (%) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -30 | -33 | -38 | -52 | -32 | -32 | -42 | -40 | -36 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -30 | -33 | -38 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 81 | 78 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -32 | -32 | -42 | -40 | -36 | -26 |
Relative humidity (%) Galway runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -40 | -44 | -45 | -53 | -44 | -40 | -46 | -48 | -43 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 94 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 80 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -40 | -44 | -45 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 81 | 83 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -40 | -46 | -48 | -43 | -34 |
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. Galway trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Galway
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 11 years of daily observations at Galway, a weather station, about 2 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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