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Tromsø vs Tusayan
Comparing Tromsø change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Tromsø is the wetter, with 761 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tromsø and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Tromsø: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Tromsø has milder winters
Tromsø: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Tromsø is much wetter
Tromsø: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Tromsø: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tromsø is the wetter — about 761 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +13 | +15 | +14 | +13 | +14 | +13 | +10 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +12 | +12 | +13 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 16 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +14 | +13 | +10 | +6 |
Avg low (°C) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | — | +1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | -5 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | — | +1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 109 | 94 | 98 | 70 | 56 | 57 | 74 | 89 | 111 | 129 | 93 | 110 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -81 | -68 | -72 | -52 | -40 | -48 | -25 | -36 | -77 | -96 | -75 | -90 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 109 | 94 | 98 | 70 | 56 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -81 | -68 | -72 | -52 | -40 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 74 | 89 | 111 | 129 | 93 | 110 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -25 | -36 | -77 | -96 | -75 | -90 |
Cloud cover (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -35 | -36 | -39 | -52 | -29 | -32 | -47 | -48 | -44 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -35 | -32 | -35 | -36 | -39 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -47 | -48 | -44 | -37 |
Relative humidity (%) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -34 | -38 | -45 | -51 | -51 | -55 | -45 | -43 | -50 | -52 | -46 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 95 | 95 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -34 | -38 | -45 | -51 | -51 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 82 | 85 | 90 | 95 | 96 | 96 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -50 | -52 | -46 | -36 |
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. Tromsø trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Tromsø
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tromso, a weather station, about 1 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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