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Lerwick vs Tusayan
Comparing Lerwick change · Tusayan change
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Lerwick is the wetter, with 860 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lerwick and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Lerwick: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Lerwick has much milder winters
Lerwick: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Lerwick is much wetter
Lerwick: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Lerwick: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Lerwick is the wetter — about 860 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +6 | +8 | +12 | +16 | +16 | +14 | +12 | +8 | +5 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +6 | +8 | +12 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +8 | +5 | — |
Avg low (°C) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 | — | — | -3 | -7 | -10 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | — | — | -3 | -7 | -10 | -12 |
Precipitation (mm) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -112 | -89 | -76 | -47 | -39 | -49 | -16 | -32 | -69 | -93 | -118 | -119 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 139 | 115 | 102 | 65 | 54 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -112 | -89 | -76 | -47 | -39 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 65 | 86 | 103 | 126 | 136 | 139 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -16 | -32 | -69 | -93 | -118 | -119 |
Cloud cover (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -56 | -34 | -34 | -48 | -49 | -45 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 84 | 84 | 83 | 79 | 76 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -38 | -38 | -39 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 83 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -34 | -34 | -48 | -49 | -45 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) Lerwick runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -24 | -33 | -43 | -50 | -62 | -53 | -45 | -47 | -41 | -32 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -20 | -24 | -33 | -43 | -50 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lerwick | 89 | 88 | 87 | 84 | 82 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -53 | -45 | -47 | -41 | -32 | -21 |
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. Lerwick trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Lerwick
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lerwick, 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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