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Kingston vs Tusayan
Comparing Kingston change · Tusayan change
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; Kingston is the wetter, with 19 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kingston and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kingston has hotter summers
Kingston: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kingston has far milder winters
Kingston: Mild
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kingston is much wetter
Kingston: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Kingston: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kingston is the wetter — about 19 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) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -33 | -28 | -19 | -8 | -6 | -9 | -15 | -25 | -35 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 92 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -44 | -41 | -33 | -28 | -19 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 92 | 92 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -6 | -9 | -15 | -25 | -35 | -45 |
Avg low (°F) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -58 | -56 | -52 | -50 | -45 | -40 | -29 | -30 | -38 | -48 | -55 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 72 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -58 | -56 | -52 | -50 | -45 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -38 | -48 | -55 | -60 |
Precipitation (in) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -1.1 | +0.8 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -6.8 | -2.3 | -0.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -3.2 | -1.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 1.1 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 8.1 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.8 | -1.1 | -4.2 | -6.8 | -2.3 | -0.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +9 | +17 | +12 | +4 | -17 | -29 | +2 | -5 | -25 | -27 | -13 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +17 | +12 | +4 | -17 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | -5 | -25 | -27 | -13 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -22 | -30 | -40 | -54 | -41 | -35 | -38 | -37 | -27 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -22 | -30 | -40 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -35 | -38 | -37 | -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. Kingston trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kingston
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Norman Manley Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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