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Sendai vs Tusayan
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Sendai is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Sendai is the wetter, with 948 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sendai and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Sendai: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Sendai has much milder winters
Sendai: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Sendai is much wetter
Sendai: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Sendai: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sendai is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sendai is the wetter — about 948 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +3 | +1 | +2 | +5 | +3 | — | — | -1 | -2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 6 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +3 | +1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +3 | — | — | -1 | -2 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -13 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | -1 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 16 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 20 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -14 | -14 | -12 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -15 | -8 | -48 | -72 | -95 | -135 | -129 | -104 | -159 | -118 | -41 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 42 | 34 | 74 | 90 | 110 | 144 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -15 | -8 | -48 | -72 | -95 | -135 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 178 | 158 | 193 | 151 | 59 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -129 | -104 | -159 | -118 | -41 | -24 |
Cloud cover (%) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -34 | -49 | -30 | -25 | -44 | -41 | -37 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 77 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -29 | -26 | -28 | -30 | -34 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 80 | 71 | 76 | 72 | 74 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -44 | -41 | -37 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Sendai runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -38 | -41 | -46 | -58 | -49 | -42 | -46 | -45 | -39 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 95 | 93 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -33 | -36 | -38 | -41 | -46 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sendai | 86 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -49 | -42 | -46 | -45 | -39 | -32 |
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. Sendai trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Sendai
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Sendai, 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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