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Tusayan vs Charlotte Amalie
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Charlotte Amalie is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; Charlotte Amalie is the wetter, with 28 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Charlotte Amalie, in everyday terms.
Summers
Charlotte Amalie has hotter summers
Tusayan: Warm
Charlotte Amalie: Hot
Winters
Charlotte Amalie has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Charlotte Amalie: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Charlotte Amalie is much wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Charlotte Amalie: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Charlotte Amalie: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Charlotte Amalie is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Charlotte Amalie is the wetter — about 28 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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 (°F) Charlotte Amalie runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Difference | +39 | +38 | +30 | +25 | +16 | +6 | +4 | +7 | +13 | +23 | +32 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 |
| Difference | +39 | +38 | +30 | +25 | +16 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 90 | 90 | 89 | 88 | 86 | 85 |
| Difference | +4 | +7 | +13 | +23 | +32 | +41 |
Avg low (°F) Charlotte Amalie runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | +58 | +57 | +52 | +50 | +46 | +41 | +30 | +31 | +39 | +49 | +56 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 73 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | +58 | +57 | +52 | +50 | +46 | +41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | +30 | +31 | +39 | +49 | +56 | +61 |
Precipitation (in) Charlotte Amalie runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 3 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +2.1 | +1.2 | +2.1 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +5.4 | +2.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 2.3 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +0.9 | +0.8 | +1.6 | +2.5 | +2.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.1 | 3 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +2.1 | +3.5 | +4.2 | +5.4 | +2.3 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +18 | +26 | -2 | -2 | +19 | +17 | +10 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 53 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +18 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | +19 | +17 | +10 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Charlotte Amalie runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +26 | +36 | +44 | +54 | +42 | +36 | +38 | +36 | +27 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +26 | +36 | +44 | +54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Charlotte Amalie | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | +42 | +36 | +38 | +36 | +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. Tusayan trends → · Charlotte Amalie trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Charlotte Amalie
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Cyril E King AP, a weather station, about 5 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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