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Tusayan vs Apia
Comparing Tusayan change · Apia change
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Apia is the wetter, with 2206 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Apia, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Tusayan: Warm
Apia: Hot
Winters
Apia has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Apia: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Apia is much wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Apia: Very wet
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Apia: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Apia is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Apia is the wetter — about 2206 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) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Apia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +24 | +22 | +18 | +15 | +9 | +2 | — | +1 | +5 | +11 | +18 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Apia | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Difference | +24 | +22 | +18 | +15 | +9 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Apia | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +5 | +11 | +18 | +24 |
Avg low (°C) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Apia | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +34 | +33 | +31 | +28 | +25 | +20 | +14 | +14 | +19 | +26 | +31 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Apia | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +34 | +33 | +31 | +28 | +25 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Apia | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +19 | +26 | +31 | +35 |
Precipitation (mm) Apia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Apia | 354 | 344 | 198 | 213 | 246 | 130 | 116 | 104 | 111 | 144 | 253 | 321 |
| Difference | +327 | +318 | +171 | +195 | +231 | +121 | +67 | +51 | +77 | +111 | +235 | +301 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Apia | 354 | 344 | 198 | 213 | 246 | 130 |
| Difference | +327 | +318 | +171 | +195 | +231 | +121 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Apia | 116 | 104 | 111 | 144 | 253 | 321 |
| Difference | +67 | +51 | +77 | +111 | +235 | +301 |
Cloud cover (%) Apia runs higher most of 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 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | +32 | +29 | +27 | +25 | +27 | +33 | +9 | +12 | +26 | +35 | +35 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Apia | 81 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 61 |
| Difference | +32 | +29 | +27 | +25 | +27 | +33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Apia | 59 | 58 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 78 |
| Difference | +9 | +12 | +26 | +35 | +35 | +30 |
Relative humidity (%) Apia 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 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +33 | +40 | +46 | +56 | +43 | +36 | +39 | +38 | +31 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Apia | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +25 | +33 | +40 | +46 | +56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Apia | 80 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 |
| Difference | +43 | +36 | +39 | +38 | +31 | +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. Tusayan trends → · Apia 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.
Apia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Apia/upolu Island, 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.