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Kota Kinabalu vs Tusayan
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Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Kota Kinabalu is the wetter, with 2403 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kota Kinabalu and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kota Kinabalu has hotter summers
Kota Kinabalu: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kota Kinabalu has far milder winters
Kota Kinabalu: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kota Kinabalu is much wetter
Kota Kinabalu: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Kota Kinabalu: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kota Kinabalu is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kota Kinabalu is the wetter — about 2403 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) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -11 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -17 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -28 | -25 | -21 | -14 | -15 | -19 | -26 | -30 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -28 | -25 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -19 | -26 | -30 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -108 | -60 | -60 | -107 | -197 | -293 | -240 | -209 | -257 | -364 | -261 | -247 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 136 | 85 | 86 | 125 | 212 | 302 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -108 | -60 | -60 | -107 | -197 | -293 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 289 | 263 | 291 | 397 | 279 | 267 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -240 | -209 | -257 | -364 | -261 | -247 |
Cloud cover (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -40 | -52 | -32 | -35 | -50 | -52 | -44 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 81 | 77 | 71 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -26 | -29 | -40 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -50 | -52 | -44 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) Kota Kinabalu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -26 | -30 | -36 | -42 | -50 | -60 | -48 | -42 | -45 | -45 | -36 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -26 | -30 | -36 | -42 | -50 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kota Kinabalu | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -48 | -42 | -45 | -45 | -36 | -27 |
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. Kota Kinabalu trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kota Kinabalu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kota Kinabalu Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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