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Niseko vs Tusayan

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Comparing Niseko change · Tusayan change

Bottom line

Niseko and Tusayan have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Niseko is the wetter, with 24 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Year-round temp About the same within 2°F on the year

Wetter Niseko 24 in more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 37 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 7°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Niseko and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Tusayan has much hotter summers

Niseko: Warm
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Niseko has milder winters

Niseko: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Niseko is much wetter

Niseko: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is far sunnier

Niseko: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Niseko and Tusayan run remarkably close all year.

Precipitation

Niseko is the wetter — about 24 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
Niseko	31	32	39	51	62	69	76	79	73	60	47	35
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	+14	+15	+16	+10	+10	+14	+10	+5	+4	+5	+7	+9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niseko	31	32	39	51	62	69
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83
Difference	+14	+15	+16	+10	+10	+14

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	76	79	73	60	47	35
Tusayan	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	+10	+5	+4	+5	+7	+9

Avg low (°F) Niseko runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	20	20	26	35	45	53	62	63	55	44	34	24
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-5	-4	-5	-10	-14	-16	-13	-15	-15	-15	-14	-11

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niseko	20	20	26	35	45	53
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38
Difference	-5	-4	-5	-10	-14	-16

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	62	63	55	44	34	24
Tusayan	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-13	-15	-15	-15	-14	-11

Precipitation (in) Niseko runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	2.2	1.6	1.6	1.9	2.4	2.1	3.8	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.3	3.3
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-1.1	-0.6	-0.6	-1.2	-1.8	-1.7	-1.9	-2.8	-3.3	-3.2	-3.6	-2.5

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niseko	2.2	1.6	1.6	1.9	2.4	2.1
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4
Difference	-1.1	-0.6	-0.6	-1.2	-1.8	-1.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	3.8	4.9	4.7	4.5	4.3	3.3
Tusayan	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-1.9	-2.8	-3.3	-3.2	-3.6	-2.5

Cloud cover (%) Niseko runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	90	86	77	69	70	73	77	73	71	73	83	89
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-42	-37	-31	-28	-33	-46	-27	-27	-39	-41	-46	-41

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niseko	90	86	77	69	70	73
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-42	-37	-31	-28	-33	-46

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	77	73	71	73	83	89
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-27	-27	-39	-41	-46	-41

Relative humidity (%) Niseko runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	92	90	87	82	82	84	86	85	82	81	85	91
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-31	-33	-38	-42	-47	-59	-49	-42	-42	-39	-35	-31

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Niseko	92	90	87	82	82	84
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-31	-33	-38	-42	-47	-59

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Niseko	86	85	82	81	85	91
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-49	-42	-42	-39	-35	-31

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. Niseko trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Niseko

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Kyowa, about 20 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.

How we build these numbers →

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