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George Town vs Tusayan
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between George Town and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
George Town has hotter summers
George Town: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
George Town: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
George Town: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
George Town: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 26 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -30 | -26 | -17 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -23 | -32 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 88 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -30 | -26 | -17 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -13 | -23 | -32 | -40 |
Avg low (°F) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -58 | -56 | -52 | -50 | -46 | -40 | -29 | -30 | -38 | -48 | -55 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 73 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 77 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -58 | -56 | -52 | -50 | -46 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -38 | -48 | -55 | -61 |
Precipitation (in) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -4.8 | -2.4 | -1.4 | -3.4 | -6.4 | -4 | -1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 5.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | -0.4 | -2.7 | -4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 7.7 | 4.8 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -1.4 | -3.4 | -6.4 | -4 | -1.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | +14 | +12 | +7 | -11 | -33 | -4 | -9 | -28 | -28 | -16 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +2 | +14 | +12 | +7 | -11 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 54 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -4 | -9 | -28 | -28 | -16 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -27 | -36 | -44 | -56 | -42 | -35 | -38 | -36 | -27 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -27 | -36 | -44 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -35 | -38 | -36 | -27 | -17 |
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. George Town trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Roberts, a weather station, about 2 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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