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Saint Petersburg vs Tusayan
Comparing Saint Petersburg change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Saint Petersburg is the wetter, with 340 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Saint Petersburg and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Saint Petersburg: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Saint Petersburg has milder winters
Saint Petersburg: Very cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Saint Petersburg is wetter
Saint Petersburg: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Saint Petersburg: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Saint Petersburg is the wetter — about 340 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -3 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +10 | +7 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -3 | -3 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +10 | +7 | +5 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 23 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 3 | -1 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +10 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -7 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -5 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -9 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | -7 | -8 | -4 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -2 | -6 | -8 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | -1 | -5 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 47 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 69 | 84 | 86 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -9 | -19 | -31 | -60 | -35 | -33 | -23 | -30 | -38 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 47 | 36 | 35 | 37 | 47 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -9 | -19 | -31 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 84 | 86 | 57 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -23 | -30 | -38 | -31 |
Cloud cover (%) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -27 | -23 | -20 | -25 | -26 | -38 | -15 | -16 | -38 | -44 | -40 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 75 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -27 | -23 | -20 | -25 | -26 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 64 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -38 | -44 | -40 | -30 |
Relative humidity (%) Saint Petersburg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -36 | -40 | -45 | -44 | -43 | -54 | -44 | -39 | -45 | -49 | -44 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 97 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 78 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -36 | -40 | -45 | -44 | -43 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Petersburg | 81 | 82 | 86 | 91 | 95 | 97 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -39 | -45 | -49 | -44 | -37 |
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. Saint Petersburg trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Saint Petersburg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at St. Petersburg, a weather station, about 3 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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