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Sorrento vs Tusayan
Comparing Sorrento change · Tusayan change
Sorrento is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Sorrento is the wetter, with 309 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sorrento and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sorrento has hotter summers
Sorrento: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Sorrento has far milder winters
Sorrento: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Sorrento is wetter
Sorrento: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Sorrento: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sorrento is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sorrento is the wetter — about 309 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) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | — | -2 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 32 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -18 | -20 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -15 | -18 | -20 | -20 |
Precipitation (mm) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 74 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 58 | 88 | 96 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -47 | -34 | -28 | -24 | -11 | -8 | +38 | +29 | -24 | -55 | -78 | -67 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 74 | 60 | 55 | 42 | 27 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -47 | -34 | -28 | -24 | -11 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 11 | 24 | 58 | 88 | 96 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +38 | +29 | -24 | -55 | -78 | -67 |
Cloud cover (%) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 60 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 35 | 24 | 25 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -10 | -7 | +26 | +22 | -9 | -17 | -22 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 60 | 58 | 58 | 55 | 47 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -10 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 24 | 25 | 41 | 49 | 59 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +26 | +22 | -9 | -17 | -22 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -28 | -37 | -43 | -50 | -37 | -30 | -31 | -32 | -24 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 75 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -13 | -18 | -28 | -37 | -43 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 73 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -37 | -30 | -31 | -32 | -24 | -14 |
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. Sorrento trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Sorrento
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Capri, about 17 km from the city centre.
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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