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Tusayan vs Durban
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Durban is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Durban is the wetter, with 702 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Durban, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Tusayan: Warm
Durban: Warm
Winters
Durban has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Durban: Mild
Rain & snow
Durban is much wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Durban: Wet
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Durban: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Durban is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Durban is the wetter — about 702 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) Varies through 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 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +16 | +11 | +4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | — | +7 | +14 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Durban | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +16 | +11 | +4 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Durban | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 |
| Difference | -6 | -4 | — | +7 | +14 | +21 |
Avg low (°C) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +31 | +30 | +26 | +21 | +15 | +8 | +1 | +4 | +10 | +18 | +25 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Durban | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +31 | +30 | +26 | +21 | +15 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Durban | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +1 | +4 | +10 | +18 | +25 | +30 |
Precipitation (mm) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | +100 | +92 | +94 | +97 | +12 | +23 | +14 | -17 | +18 | +73 | +101 | +96 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Durban | 128 | 118 | 120 | 115 | 27 | 31 |
| Difference | +100 | +92 | +94 | +97 | +12 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Durban | 63 | 36 | 52 | 106 | 119 | 116 |
| Difference | +14 | -17 | +18 | +73 | +101 | +96 |
Cloud cover (%) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | +25 | +20 | +18 | +14 | +6 | +12 | -12 | -1 | +24 | +38 | +39 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Durban | 73 | 69 | 63 | 55 | 44 | 39 |
| Difference | +25 | +20 | +18 | +14 | +6 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Durban | 37 | 46 | 56 | 70 | 76 | 76 |
| Difference | -12 | -1 | +24 | +38 | +39 | +28 |
Relative humidity (%) Durban 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 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +20 | +24 | +31 | +36 | +38 | +44 | +33 | +31 | +38 | +38 | +31 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Durban | 82 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 73 | 69 |
| Difference | +20 | +24 | +31 | +36 | +38 | +44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Durban | 70 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 83 |
| Difference | +33 | +31 | +38 | +38 | +31 | +22 |
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 → · Durban 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.
Durban
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Durban Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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