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Tromsø vs Tusayan
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Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 8°F on the annual average; Tromsø is the wetter, with 30 in 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 8°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tromsø is the wetter — about 30 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 61 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +22 | +22 | +23 | +28 | +25 | +24 | +25 | +24 | +19 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 30 | 30 | 33 | 39 | 48 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +22 | +22 | +23 | +28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 61 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 36 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +25 | +24 | +25 | +24 | +19 | +12 |
Avg low (°F) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 36 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 48 | 47 | 41 | 34 | 29 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -9 | -12 |
Precipitation (in) Tromsø runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -2 | -1.6 | -1.9 | -1 | -1.4 | -3 | -3.8 | -3 | -3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -2 | -1.6 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tromsø | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1 | -1.4 | -3 | -3.8 | -3 | -3.6 |
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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