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Kuala Lumpur vs Tusayan
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 2438 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kuala Lumpur and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kuala Lumpur has hotter summers
Kuala Lumpur: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kuala Lumpur has far milder winters
Kuala Lumpur: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kuala Lumpur is much wetter
Kuala Lumpur: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Kuala Lumpur: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 2438 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) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -12 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -12 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -20 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 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 | -15 | -15 | -19 | -26 | -30 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -30 | -28 | -25 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -19 | -26 | -30 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 190 | 249 | 279 | 226 | 152 | 160 | 160 | 201 | 278 | 363 | 265 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -216 | -164 | -223 | -262 | -210 | -143 | -111 | -107 | -167 | -245 | -346 | -245 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 243 | 190 | 249 | 279 | 226 | 152 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -216 | -164 | -223 | -262 | -210 | -143 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 160 | 160 | 201 | 278 | 363 | 265 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -111 | -107 | -167 | -245 | -346 | -245 |
Cloud cover (%) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -24 | -29 | -38 | -44 | -51 | -30 | -37 | -53 | -56 | -52 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 78 | 73 | 75 | 79 | 81 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -30 | -24 | -29 | -38 | -44 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -37 | -53 | -56 | -52 | -39 |
Relative humidity (%) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -19 | -22 | -31 | -39 | -46 | -55 | -44 | -38 | -40 | -39 | -32 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -19 | -22 | -31 | -39 | -46 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -38 | -40 | -39 | -32 | -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. Kuala Lumpur trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kuala Lumpur
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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