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George Town vs Tusayan
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George Town is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 78 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: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
George Town: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 36°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 78 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) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -36 | -29 | -18 | -6 | -3 | -5 | -11 | -22 | -33 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 89 | 90 | 91 | 90 | 90 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -45 | -43 | -36 | -29 | -18 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -11 | -22 | -33 | -44 |
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 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -61 | -60 | -56 | -52 | -46 | -39 | -27 | -28 | -35 | -47 | -56 | -63 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 76 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -61 | -60 | -56 | -52 | -46 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -35 | -47 | -56 | -63 |
Precipitation (in) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 7 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 9 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 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 | -1.9 | -2.2 | -4.9 | -6.3 | -8.8 | -6.2 | -5.4 | -6.9 | -10.4 | -11.5 | -9 | -4.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 7 | 9.4 | 6.6 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.9 | -2.2 | -4.9 | -6.3 | -8.8 | -6.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 7.3 | 9 | 11.7 | 12.8 | 9.7 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -5.4 | -6.9 | -10.4 | -11.5 | -9 | -4.3 |
Cloud cover (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -22 | -34 | -46 | -53 | -33 | -38 | -54 | -56 | -48 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 67 | 63 | 67 | 75 | 83 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -19 | -14 | -22 | -34 | -46 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 83 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -33 | -38 | -54 | -56 | -48 | -32 |
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 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -28 | -38 | -44 | -53 | -41 | -36 | -40 | -39 | -31 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -28 | -38 | -44 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -36 | -40 | -39 | -31 | -20 |
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 30 years of daily observations at Penang Intl, a weather station, about 14 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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