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Nara-shi vs Tusayan
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Nara-shi is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Nara-shi is the wetter, with 1037 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nara-shi and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nara-shi has hotter summers
Nara-shi: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Nara-shi has much milder winters
Nara-shi: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Nara-shi is much wetter
Nara-shi: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Nara-shi: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nara-shi is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nara-shi is the wetter — about 1037 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) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | — | -2 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 9 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 32 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -15 | -15 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 18 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -10 | -13 | -15 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 23 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 52 | 63 | 105 | 99 | 139 | 184 | 174 | 128 | 159 | 135 | 71 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -25 | -37 | -79 | -81 | -123 | -175 | -124 | -75 | -125 | -102 | -53 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 52 | 63 | 105 | 99 | 139 | 184 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -25 | -37 | -79 | -81 | -123 | -175 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 174 | 128 | 159 | 135 | 71 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -124 | -75 | -125 | -102 | -53 | -37 |
Cloud cover (%) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -32 | -53 | -25 | -17 | -38 | -34 | -29 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -22 | -24 | -32 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -38 | -34 | -29 | -21 |
Relative humidity (%) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -22 | -24 | -31 | -37 | -45 | -58 | -48 | -41 | -44 | -42 | -33 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -22 | -24 | -31 | -37 | -45 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -48 | -41 | -44 | -42 | -33 | -24 |
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. Nara-shi trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Nara-shi
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Nara, about 3 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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