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Lillehammer vs Tusayan
Comparing Lillehammer change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Lillehammer is the wetter, with 150 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lillehammer and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Lillehammer: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Lillehammer: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Lillehammer is wetter
Lillehammer: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Lillehammer: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lillehammer is the wetter — about 150 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -3 | -1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +10 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +8 | +9 | +10 | +9 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | — | — | -2 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | -9 | -8 | -4 | -0 | 6 | 10 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | — | — | -2 | -4 | -6 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -2 | -7 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 |
Precipitation (mm) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +14 | -2 | -40 | -45 | -19 | -20 | -21 | -12 | -15 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 20 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +14 | -2 | -40 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 68 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -19 | -20 | -21 | -12 | -15 | -5 |
Cloud cover (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -29 | -42 | -20 | -22 | -36 | -40 | -36 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -19 | -24 | -29 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -22 | -36 | -40 | -36 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Lillehammer runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -37 | -42 | -48 | -47 | -44 | -53 | -44 | -42 | -48 | -51 | -47 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -37 | -42 | -48 | -47 | -44 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lillehammer | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -42 | -48 | -51 | -47 | -38 |
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. Lillehammer trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Lillehammer
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 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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