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Kandy vs Tusayan
Comparing Kandy change · Tusayan change
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Kandy is the wetter, with 1777 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kandy and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kandy has hotter summers
Kandy: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kandy has far milder winters
Kandy: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kandy is much wetter
Kandy: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Kandy: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kandy is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kandy is the wetter — about 1777 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) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -24 | -22 | -18 | -11 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 30 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -24 | -22 | -18 | -11 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -22 | -15 | -15 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -29 | -27 | -26 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -20 | -25 | -30 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -19 | -26 | -115 | -294 | -250 | -106 | -17 | -36 | -114 | -280 | -280 | -239 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 47 | 52 | 141 | 311 | 265 | 115 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -19 | -26 | -115 | -294 | -250 | -106 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 66 | 90 | 148 | 313 | 298 | 259 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -17 | -36 | -114 | -280 | -280 | -239 |
Cloud cover (%) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -15 | -6 | -7 | -26 | -36 | -53 | -33 | -34 | -43 | -45 | -40 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 63 | 55 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -15 | -6 | -7 | -26 | -36 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 82 | 80 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -33 | -34 | -43 | -45 | -40 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Kandy runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -24 | -35 | -46 | -58 | -45 | -37 | -40 | -41 | -37 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 85 | 80 | 73 | 76 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -24 | -22 | -24 | -35 | -46 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kandy | 81 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 88 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -45 | -37 | -40 | -41 | -37 | -28 |
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. Kandy trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kandy
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 10 years of daily observations at Kurunegala, a weather station, about 35 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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