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Belfast vs Tusayan
Comparing Belfast change · Tusayan change
Belfast is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Belfast is the wetter, with 653 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Belfast and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Belfast: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Belfast has far milder winters
Belfast: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Belfast is much wetter
Belfast: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Belfast: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Belfast is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Belfast is the wetter — about 653 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +2 | +4 | +7 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +8 | +5 | +2 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -1 | — | +2 | +4 | +7 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +8 | +5 | +2 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -11 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 89 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 77 | 88 | 75 | 98 | 106 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -62 | -47 | -47 | -47 | -52 | -66 | -28 | -34 | -41 | -65 | -88 | -75 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 89 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 68 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -62 | -47 | -47 | -47 | -52 | -66 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 77 | 88 | 75 | 98 | 106 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -28 | -34 | -41 | -65 | -88 | -75 |
Cloud cover (%) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -50 | -28 | -30 | -43 | -47 | -42 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -28 | -30 | -43 | -47 | -42 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Belfast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -29 | -33 | -40 | -46 | -50 | -60 | -50 | -44 | -47 | -46 | -40 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -29 | -33 | -40 | -46 | -50 | -60 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belfast | 86 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -50 | -44 | -47 | -46 | -40 | -30 |
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. Belfast trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Belfast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Stormont Castle, a weather station, about 6 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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