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Cascais vs Tusayan
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Cascais is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Cascais is the wetter, with 403 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cascais and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Cascais: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Cascais has far milder winters
Cascais: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cascais is much wetter
Cascais: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Cascais: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cascais is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cascais is the wetter — about 403 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) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 | +2 | — | -1 | -4 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 26 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -1 | -4 | -5 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -19 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -19 | -20 |
Precipitation (mm) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 103 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 36 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -75 | -37 | -48 | -47 | -41 | -4 | +47 | +47 | -3 | -78 | -82 | -80 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 103 | 63 | 74 | 65 | 57 | 13 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -75 | -37 | -48 | -47 | -41 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 2 | 7 | 36 | 111 | 99 | 100 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +47 | +47 | -3 | -78 | -82 | -80 |
Cloud cover (%) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -13 | -17 | -16 | -21 | +7 | +5 | -16 | -25 | -23 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 60 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 53 | 48 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -13 | -17 | -16 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 43 | 41 | 48 | 57 | 60 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | -16 | -25 | -23 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Cascais runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -19 | -23 | -31 | -38 | -44 | -55 | -44 | -38 | -41 | -39 | -30 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 81 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -19 | -23 | -31 | -38 | -44 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascais | 80 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -38 | -41 | -39 | -30 | -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. Cascais trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Cascais
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Lisboa Geofisica, a weather station, about 24 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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