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Oxford vs Tusayan

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Bottom line

Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Oxford is the wetter, with 14 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Warmer Oxford 5°F on the year

Wetter Oxford 14 in more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 31 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 23°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Oxford and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Tusayan has much hotter summers

Oxford: Mild
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Oxford has far milder winters

Oxford: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Oxford is wetter

Oxford: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is far sunnier

Oxford: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Oxford is the wetter — about 14 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	47	48	53	58	64	69	74	72	67	59	51	47
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	-2	-1	+2	+3	+7	+14	+12	+11	+10	+6	+3	-3

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Oxford	47	48	53	58	64	69
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83
Difference	-2	-1	+2	+3	+7	+14

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	74	72	67	59	51	47
Tusayan	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	+12	+11	+10	+6	+3	-3

Avg low (°F) Oxford runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	36	36	39	42	47	52	56	55	51	46	40	36
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-22	-20	-18	-17	-16	-14	-7	-7	-11	-17	-20	-23

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Oxford	36	36	39	42	47	52
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38
Difference	-22	-20	-18	-17	-16	-14

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	56	55	51	46	40	36
Tusayan	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-7	-7	-11	-17	-20	-23

Precipitation (in) Oxford runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	2.4	1.9	1.7	1.9	2.2	2	2.1	2.4	2	2.9	2.9	2.6
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-1.3	-0.8	-0.7	-1.2	-1.6	-1.7	-0.2	-0.3	-0.7	-1.6	-2.2	-1.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Oxford	2.4	1.9	1.7	1.9	2.2	2
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4
Difference	-1.3	-0.8	-0.7	-1.2	-1.6	-1.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	2.1	2.4	2	2.9	2.9	2.6
Tusayan	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-0.2	-0.3	-0.7	-1.6	-2.2	-1.8

Cloud cover (%) Oxford runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	73	74	74	71	72	73	70	71	69	72	74	73
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-25	-24	-28	-30	-35	-46	-20	-25	-37	-40	-37	-25

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Oxford	73	74	74	71	72	73
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-25	-24	-28	-30	-35	-46

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	70	71	69	72	74	73
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-20	-25	-37	-40	-37	-25

Relative humidity (%) Oxford runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	94	92	87	83	80	79	77	78	82	88	94	95
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-33	-35	-38	-42	-45	-54	-40	-35	-42	-45	-43	-35

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Oxford	94	92	87	83	80	79
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-33	-35	-38	-42	-45	-54

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Oxford	77	78	82	88	94	95
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-40	-35	-42	-45	-43	-35

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. Oxford trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Oxford

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oxford, 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.

How we build these numbers →

← change Oxford · change Tusayan → · Oxford page · Tusayan page