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Colombo vs Tusayan
Comparing Colombo change · Tusayan change
Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Colombo is the wetter, with 2056 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Colombo and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Colombo has hotter summers
Colombo: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Colombo has far milder winters
Colombo: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Colombo is much wetter
Colombo: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Colombo: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Colombo is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Colombo is the wetter — about 2056 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) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -19 | -16 | -10 | -2 | — | -1 | -5 | -11 | -18 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -19 | -16 | -10 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -5 | -11 | -18 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -33 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -17 | -17 | -22 | -28 | -33 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -33 | -31 | -28 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -22 | -28 | -33 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 65 | 85 | 104 | 270 | 312 | 178 | 96 | 115 | 276 | 289 | 340 | 256 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -37 | -59 | -78 | -252 | -296 | -169 | -46 | -61 | -242 | -256 | -322 | -236 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 65 | 85 | 104 | 270 | 312 | 178 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -37 | -59 | -78 | -252 | -296 | -169 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 96 | 115 | 276 | 289 | 340 | 256 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -46 | -61 | -242 | -256 | -322 | -236 |
Cloud cover (%) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -11 | -4 | -8 | -25 | -36 | -50 | -27 | -28 | -41 | -44 | -41 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 59 | 53 | 53 | 65 | 73 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -11 | -4 | -8 | -25 | -36 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 77 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 78 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -41 | -44 | -41 | -22 |
Relative humidity (%) Colombo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -24 | -39 | -50 | -61 | -50 | -43 | -45 | -43 | -34 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 79 | 75 | 73 | 80 | 85 | 86 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -24 | -39 | -50 | -61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombo | 86 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -50 | -43 | -45 | -43 | -34 | -22 |
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. Colombo trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Colombo
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Colombo, 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.
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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