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Kigali vs Tusayan
Comparing Kigali change · Tusayan change
Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Kigali is the wetter, with 841 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kigali and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Kigali: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kigali has far milder winters
Kigali: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kigali is much wetter
Kigali: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Kigali: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kigali is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kigali is the wetter — about 841 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) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -14 | -9 | -3 | +3 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -8 | -13 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -20 | -19 | -14 | -9 | -3 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +2 | -2 | -8 | -13 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -11 | -4 | -5 | -11 | -17 | -22 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -11 | -17 | -22 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -76 | -81 | -113 | -148 | -87 | -11 | +43 | +21 | -37 | -109 | -142 | -102 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 103 | 107 | 139 | 166 | 103 | 20 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -76 | -81 | -113 | -148 | -87 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 6 | 33 | 71 | 142 | 160 | 122 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +43 | +21 | -37 | -109 | -142 | -102 |
Cloud cover (%) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -36 | -42 | -38 | -34 | -7 | -20 | -42 | -49 | -45 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 75 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 75 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -36 | -42 | -38 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 57 | 67 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -20 | -42 | -49 | -45 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Kigali runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -26 | -40 | -45 | -47 | -27 | -19 | -25 | -29 | -27 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 72 | 70 | 75 | 81 | 80 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -26 | -40 | -45 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | 64 | 62 | 65 | 72 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -27 | -19 | -25 | -29 | -27 | -16 |
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. Kigali trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kigali
Temperature & precipitation — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
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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