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Kuala Lumpur vs Tusayan
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Kuala Lumpur is the warmer of the two — about 37°F on the annual average; Kuala Lumpur is the wetter, with 96 in 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 37°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kuala Lumpur is the wetter — about 96 in 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 (°F) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -38 | -31 | -22 | -9 | -5 | -8 | -14 | -25 | -36 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 92 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -38 | -31 | -22 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -14 | -25 | -36 | -45 |
Avg low (°F) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -55 | -51 | -46 | -38 | -26 | -27 | -35 | -46 | -55 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -60 | -58 | -55 | -51 | -46 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -35 | -46 | -55 | -61 |
Precipitation (in) Kuala Lumpur runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -8.5 | -6.5 | -8.8 | -10.3 | -8.3 | -5.6 | -4.4 | -4.2 | -6.6 | -9.6 | -13.6 | -9.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 9.6 | 7.5 | 9.8 | 11 | 8.9 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -8.5 | -6.5 | -8.8 | -10.3 | -8.3 | -5.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur | 6.3 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 10.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.4 | -4.2 | -6.6 | -9.6 | -13.6 | -9.6 |
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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