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Limerick vs Tusayan
Comparing Limerick change · Tusayan change
Limerick is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Limerick is the wetter, with 29 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Limerick and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Limerick: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Limerick has far milder winters
Limerick: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Limerick is much wetter
Limerick: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Limerick: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Limerick is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Limerick is the wetter — about 29 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +10 | +18 | +19 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +2 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 48 | 49 | 52 | 56 | 61 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | +3 | +5 | +10 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 67 | 67 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +19 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +2 | -4 |
Avg low (°F) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -14 | -6 | -6 | -11 | -18 | -22 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 38 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 47 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -19 | -17 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 55 | 54 | 51 | 47 | 42 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -11 | -18 | -22 | -26 |
Precipitation (in) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.7 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -2 | -2.4 | -1 | -1.5 | -2 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.7 | -2.2 | -1.8 | -2 | -2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 3 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1 | -1.5 | -2 | -2.8 | -3.5 | -3.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 77 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -31 | -34 | -39 | -50 | -30 | -31 | -42 | -42 | -38 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 77 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -31 | -34 | -39 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 79 | 77 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -42 | -42 | -38 | -28 |
Relative humidity (%) Limerick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -41 | -46 | -49 | -58 | -49 | -43 | -48 | -48 | -43 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -41 | -46 | -49 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick | 85 | 86 | 88 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -49 | -43 | -48 | -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. Limerick trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Limerick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Shannon, a weather station, about 21 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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