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Chennai vs Tusayan
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Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Chennai is the wetter, with 1079 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Chennai and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Chennai has far hotter summers
Chennai: Very hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Chennai has far milder winters
Chennai: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Chennai is much wetter
Chennai: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Chennai: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Chennai is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Chennai is the wetter — about 1079 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) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -9 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -18 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 30 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -24 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 36 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -6 | -7 | -10 | -14 | -18 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -28 | -24 | -17 | -16 | -21 | -26 | -30 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -30 | -30 | -28 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -21 | -26 | -30 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 20 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 105 | 99 | 159 | 106 | 238 | 436 | 142 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +7 | +23 | +9 | -2 | -46 | -96 | -50 | -106 | -72 | -205 | -419 | -123 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 20 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 61 | 105 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +7 | +23 | +9 | -2 | -46 | -96 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 99 | 159 | 106 | 238 | 436 | 142 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -50 | -106 | -72 | -205 | -419 | -123 |
Cloud cover (%) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +7 | +16 | +13 | -1 | -20 | -50 | -34 | -36 | -42 | -36 | -29 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 41 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 57 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +16 | +13 | -1 | -20 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 83 | 82 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -34 | -36 | -42 | -36 | -29 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Chennai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -17 | -24 | -29 | -40 | -31 | -29 | -36 | -38 | -32 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 77 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -17 | -24 | -29 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | 68 | 72 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -36 | -38 | -32 | -20 |
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. Chennai trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Chennai
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Madras/minambakkam, a weather station, about 14 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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