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Sapporo vs Tusayan
Comparing Sapporo change · Tusayan change
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Sapporo is the wetter, with 818 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sapporo and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Sapporo: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Sapporo has milder winters
Sapporo: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Sapporo is much wetter
Sapporo: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Sapporo: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sapporo is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sapporo is the wetter — about 818 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +8 | +5 | +4 | +7 | +5 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +4 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +8 | +5 | +4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 25 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 9 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +4 | +5 |
Avg low (°C) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | -6 | -6 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -10 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 18 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 2 | -4 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -10 | -10 | -8 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -81 | -66 | -51 | -37 | -40 | -51 | -42 | -73 | -108 | -77 | -96 | -95 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 108 | 92 | 78 | 55 | 55 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -81 | -66 | -51 | -37 | -40 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 127 | 142 | 110 | 114 | 115 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -42 | -73 | -108 | -77 | -96 | -95 |
Cloud cover (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -43 | -37 | -33 | -31 | -34 | -46 | -26 | -27 | -40 | -43 | -49 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 91 | 86 | 79 | 72 | 71 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -43 | -37 | -33 | -31 | -34 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 76 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 86 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -40 | -43 | -49 | -43 |
Relative humidity (%) Sapporo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -41 | -43 | -47 | -59 | -49 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -37 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 94 | 92 | 90 | 84 | 82 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -41 | -43 | -47 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sapporo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 84 | 88 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -49 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -37 | -33 |
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. Sapporo trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Sapporo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sapporo, about 2 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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