Home › Compare › Heidelberg vs Tusayan
Heidelberg vs Tusayan
Comparing Heidelberg change · Tusayan change
Heidelberg is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Heidelberg is the wetter, with 12 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Heidelberg and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Heidelberg: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Heidelberg has much milder winters
Heidelberg: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Heidelberg is wetter
Heidelberg: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Heidelberg: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Heidelberg is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Heidelberg is the wetter — about 12 in 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 (°F) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 36 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +8 | +5 | +7 | +13 | +12 | +9 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 36 | 39 | 47 | 57 | 64 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +8 | +5 | +7 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 74 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +12 | +9 | +12 | +11 | +11 | +6 |
Avg low (°F) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -16 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -16 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -17 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 57 | 57 | 51 | 44 | 36 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -16 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -1.9 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.9 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -1.7 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2 | 2.1 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -1.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -32 | -43 | -16 | -18 | -32 | -40 | -41 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -32 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 66 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -32 | -40 | -41 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Heidelberg runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 93 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 68 | 63 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 94 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -31 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -39 | -43 | -27 | -21 | -31 | -40 | -41 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 93 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 74 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -31 | -33 | -35 | -36 | -39 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg | 63 | 64 | 71 | 83 | 91 | 94 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -27 | -21 | -31 | -40 | -41 | -33 |
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. Heidelberg trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Heidelberg
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Weinbiet, a weather station, about 41 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.
← change Heidelberg · change Tusayan → · Heidelberg page · Tusayan page