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Nairobi vs Tusayan
Comparing Nairobi change · Tusayan change
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Nairobi is the wetter, with 597 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nairobi and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Nairobi: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Nairobi has far milder winters
Nairobi: Mild
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Nairobi is much wetter
Nairobi: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Nairobi: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nairobi is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nairobi is the wetter — about 597 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) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -3 | +4 | +7 | +4 | -1 | -8 | -13 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -20 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -3 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +4 | -1 | -8 | -13 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -2 | -3 | -8 | -16 | -21 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -15 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -8 | -16 | -21 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -63 | -43 | -44 | -133 | -121 | -22 | +35 | +38 | +26 | -17 | -201 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 90 | 68 | 70 | 151 | 136 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -63 | -43 | -44 | -133 | -121 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 14 | 15 | 8 | 50 | 219 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +35 | +38 | +26 | -17 | -201 | -54 |
Cloud cover (%) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -3 | — | -12 | -30 | -31 | -41 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -32 | -32 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 51 | 49 | 58 | 71 | 68 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -3 | — | -12 | -30 | -31 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 68 | 66 | 56 | 63 | 69 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -18 | -20 | -24 | -32 | -32 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) Nairobi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -14 | -32 | -40 | -45 | -28 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -23 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 59 | 63 | 73 | 75 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -14 | -32 | -40 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nairobi | 64 | 62 | 59 | 62 | 73 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -28 | -19 | -19 | -20 | -23 | -12 |
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. Nairobi trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Nairobi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Jomo Kenyatta Intl, a weather station, about 12 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.
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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