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Valletta vs Tusayan
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Valletta is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Valletta is the wetter, with 234 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Valletta and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Valletta has hotter summers
Valletta: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Valletta has far milder winters
Valletta: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Valletta is wetter
Valletta: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Valletta: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Valletta is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Valletta is the wetter — about 234 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Valletta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — | -2 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 32 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Valletta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -21 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -16 | -20 | -21 | -22 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 78 | 72 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 57 | 76 | 91 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -50 | -47 | -18 | -3 | +5 | +4 | +49 | +37 | -23 | -43 | -73 | -71 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 78 | 72 | 44 | 21 | 10 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -50 | -47 | -18 | -3 | +5 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 0 | 17 | 57 | 76 | 91 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +49 | +37 | -23 | -43 | -73 | -71 |
Cloud cover (%) Valletta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 62 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 28 | 15 | 18 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -4 | — | +34 | +28 | -6 | -19 | -22 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 62 | 58 | 55 | 49 | 41 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 15 | 18 | 38 | 51 | 59 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +34 | +28 | -6 | -19 | -22 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Valletta runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 75 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -13 | -19 | -30 | -41 | -48 | -56 | -41 | -33 | -35 | -34 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 75 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -13 | -19 | -30 | -41 | -48 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valletta | 78 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -33 | -35 | -34 | -24 | -13 |
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. Valletta trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Valletta
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Luqa, a weather station, about 6 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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