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Papeete vs Tusayan
Comparing Papeete change · Tusayan change
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Papeete is the wetter, with 1107 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Papeete and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Papeete has hotter summers
Papeete: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Papeete has far milder winters
Papeete: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Papeete is much wetter
Papeete: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Papeete: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Papeete is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Papeete is the wetter — about 1107 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -9 | -1 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -11 | -18 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -9 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -5 | -11 | -18 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -19 | -12 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -30 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -31 | -28 | -24 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -30 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -213 | -209 | -135 | -84 | -78 | -55 | +13 | +16 | -8 | -56 | -80 | -218 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 240 | 235 | 161 | 102 | 93 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -213 | -209 | -135 | -84 | -78 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 36 | 37 | 42 | 89 | 98 | 238 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +13 | +16 | -8 | -56 | -80 | -218 |
Cloud cover (%) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -12 | -16 | -17 | -21 | +3 | -1 | -17 | -24 | -23 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 67 | 64 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -12 | -16 | -17 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 46 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | -17 | -24 | -23 | -21 |
Relative humidity (%) Papeete runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -19 | -24 | -31 | -39 | -44 | -53 | -41 | -34 | -37 | -36 | -29 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 80 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -19 | -24 | -31 | -39 | -44 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papeete | 77 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -34 | -37 | -36 | -29 | -21 |
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. Papeete trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Papeete
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tahiti Faa A, 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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