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Edinburgh vs Tusayan
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Edinburgh and Tusayan have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Edinburgh is the wetter, with 649 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Edinburgh and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Edinburgh: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Edinburgh has much milder winters
Edinburgh: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Edinburgh is much wetter
Edinburgh: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Edinburgh: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Edinburgh and Tusayan run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Edinburgh is the wetter — about 649 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +4 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +7 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +9 | +7 | +4 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -0 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | — | -1 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -0 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -7 | -9 | -10 |
Precipitation (mm) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 98 | 77 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 77 | 86 | 84 | 73 | 98 | 96 | 99 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -70 | -51 | -42 | -42 | -49 | -68 | -37 | -31 | -39 | -65 | -78 | -79 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 98 | 77 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -70 | -51 | -42 | -42 | -49 | -68 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 86 | 84 | 73 | 98 | 96 | 99 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -37 | -31 | -39 | -65 | -78 | -79 |
Cloud cover (%) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -30 | -35 | -37 | -52 | -27 | -30 | -42 | -43 | -37 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 75 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -27 | -24 | -30 | -35 | -37 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 77 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -27 | -30 | -42 | -43 | -37 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Edinburgh runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -48 | -58 | -47 | -42 | -46 | -48 | -43 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 83 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -32 | -35 | -40 | -45 | -48 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | 84 | 85 | 87 | 90 | 93 | 94 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -47 | -42 | -46 | -48 | -43 | -34 |
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. Edinburgh trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Edinburgh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Penicuik, a weather station, about 14 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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