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Wellington vs Tusayan
Comparing Wellington change · Tusayan change
Wellington is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Wellington is the wetter, with 577 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Wellington and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Wellington: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Wellington has far milder winters
Wellington: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Wellington is much wetter
Wellington: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Wellington: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Wellington is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Wellington is the wetter — about 577 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -8 | -2 | +6 | +15 | +17 | +15 | +10 | +3 | -5 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -8 | -2 | +6 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +17 | +15 | +10 | +3 | -5 | -13 |
Avg low (°C) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -17 | -13 | -8 | -2 | +5 | +4 | -3 | -11 | -16 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -17 | -13 | -8 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | -3 | -11 | -16 | -23 |
Precipitation (mm) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 50 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 80 | 87 | 76 | 95 | 70 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -22 | -39 | -30 | -55 | -66 | -82 | -31 | -33 | -42 | -62 | -52 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 50 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -22 | -39 | -30 | -55 | -66 | -82 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 80 | 87 | 76 | 95 | 70 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -31 | -33 | -42 | -62 | -52 | -61 |
Cloud cover (%) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -11 | -19 | -21 | -34 | -12 | -14 | -30 | -32 | -27 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -11 | -7 | -11 | -19 | -21 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -14 | -30 | -32 | -27 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Wellington runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -19 | -22 | -32 | -43 | -51 | -62 | -51 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -32 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -19 | -22 | -32 | -43 | -51 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -51 | -44 | -45 | -42 | -32 | -22 |
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. Wellington trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Wellington
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Paraparaumu Aws, a weather station, about 46 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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