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Sorrento vs Tusayan
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Sorrento is the warmer of the two — about 18°F on the annual average; Sorrento is the wetter, with 12 in 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 18°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sorrento is the wetter — about 12 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) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 57 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 57 | 58 | 62 | 68 | 76 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 89 | 90 | 83 | 74 | 65 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -14 |
Avg low (°F) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 48 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -29 | -29 | -30 | -30 | -23 | -25 | -28 | -33 | -35 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 48 | 47 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -29 | -29 | -30 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 72 | 73 | 68 | 62 | 55 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -23 | -25 | -28 | -33 | -35 | -37 |
Precipitation (in) Sorrento runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +1.5 | +1.2 | -1 | -2.1 | -3.1 | -2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorrento | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.2 | -1 | -2.1 | -3.1 | -2.6 |
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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