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Kaohsiung vs Tusayan
Comparing Kaohsiung change · Tusayan change
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Kaohsiung is the wetter, with 1109 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kaohsiung and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kaohsiung has hotter summers
Kaohsiung: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kaohsiung has far milder winters
Kaohsiung: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kaohsiung is much wetter
Kaohsiung: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Kaohsiung: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kaohsiung is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kaohsiung is the wetter — about 1109 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) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 22 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -13 | -12 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -17 |
Avg low (°C) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -24 | -18 | -18 | -22 | -25 | -27 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 27 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -24 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -26 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -18 | -18 | -22 | -25 | -27 | -27 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +3 | -38 | -129 | -324 | -220 | -302 | -125 | +6 | -3 | +5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 18 | 16 | 23 | 56 | 144 | 333 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +3 | -38 | -129 | -324 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 269 | 356 | 159 | 27 | 21 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -220 | -302 | -125 | +6 | -3 | +5 |
Cloud cover (%) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -5 | -11 | -19 | -27 | -33 | -44 | -16 | -22 | -27 | -15 | -13 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 53 | 61 | 64 | 68 | 70 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -11 | -19 | -27 | -33 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 66 | 68 | 59 | 47 | 50 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -16 | -22 | -27 | -15 | -13 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Kaohsiung runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -21 | -29 | -38 | -47 | -60 | -47 | -42 | -43 | -38 | -28 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -21 | -29 | -38 | -47 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaohsiung | 84 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -47 | -42 | -43 | -38 | -28 | -17 |
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. Kaohsiung trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kaohsiung
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Tainan, a weather station, about 44 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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