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Auckland vs Tusayan
Comparing Auckland change · Tusayan change
Auckland is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Auckland is the wetter, with 667 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Auckland and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Auckland: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Auckland has far milder winters
Auckland: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Auckland is much wetter
Auckland: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Auckland: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Auckland is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Auckland is the wetter — about 667 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -10 | -4 | +4 | +13 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +1 | -7 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -10 | -4 | +4 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +8 | +1 | -7 | -15 |
Avg low (°C) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -11 | -5 | +2 | +1 | -5 | -13 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -11 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -5 | -13 | -19 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 115 | 110 | 121 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 55 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -22 | -31 | -41 | -58 | -99 | -101 | -72 | -43 | -58 | -49 | -37 | -55 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 49 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 115 | 110 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -22 | -31 | -41 | -58 | -99 | -101 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 121 | 97 | 92 | 82 | 55 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -72 | -43 | -58 | -49 | -37 | -55 |
Cloud cover (%) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 62 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -22 | -25 | -35 | -13 | -17 | -33 | -36 | -32 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 62 | 63 | 60 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -14 | -14 | -22 | -25 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 62 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -13 | -17 | -33 | -36 | -32 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Auckland runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -12 | -17 | -26 | -37 | -46 | -58 | -47 | -40 | -41 | -37 | -25 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 74 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -12 | -17 | -26 | -37 | -46 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | 84 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -47 | -40 | -41 | -37 | -25 | -15 |
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. Auckland trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Auckland
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Auckland Aero Aws, a weather station, about 17 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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