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Kathmandu vs Tusayan
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Kathmandu is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Kathmandu is the wetter, with 1062 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kathmandu and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Kathmandu: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kathmandu has far milder winters
Kathmandu: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kathmandu is much wetter
Kathmandu: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Kathmandu: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kathmandu is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kathmandu is the wetter — about 1062 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) Kathmandu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +2 | — | -3 | -8 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 19 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -7 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -3 | -8 | -11 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Kathmandu runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -11 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -14 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 15 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 83 | 203 | 366 | 274 | 218 | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +12 | +5 | -25 | -57 | -68 | -194 | -317 | -220 | -184 | -43 | +10 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 15 | 20 | 51 | 75 | 83 | 203 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +12 | +5 | -25 | -57 | -68 | -194 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 366 | 274 | 218 | 76 | 8 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -317 | -220 | -184 | -43 | +10 | +20 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | — | -11 | -21 | -45 | -36 | -37 | -39 | -12 | +4 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 39 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +6 | — | -11 | -21 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 86 | 84 | 71 | 44 | 33 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -39 | -12 | +4 | +14 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +16 | +9 | -10 | -39 | -46 | -43 | -44 | -27 | -5 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 43 | 39 | 33 | 32 | 45 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | +19 | +18 | +16 | +9 | -10 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathmandu | 82 | 86 | 84 | 69 | 55 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -46 | -43 | -44 | -27 | -5 | +14 |
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. Kathmandu trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kathmandu
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Kathmandu Airport, a weather station, about 5 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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