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Gold Coast vs Tusayan
Comparing Gold Coast change · Tusayan change
Gold Coast is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average; Gold Coast is the wetter, with 37 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gold Coast and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Gold Coast: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Gold Coast has far milder winters
Gold Coast: Mild
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Gold Coast is much wetter
Gold Coast: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Gold Coast: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gold Coast is the warmer of the two — about 24°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gold Coast is the wetter — about 37 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -28 | -18 | -3 | +13 | +16 | +11 | +2 | -12 | -26 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 84 | 84 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -28 | -18 | -3 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 70 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +16 | +11 | +2 | -12 | -26 | -38 |
Avg low (°F) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -57 | -55 | -49 | -40 | -29 | -18 | -5 | -6 | -19 | -34 | -46 | -56 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 60 | 56 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -57 | -55 | -49 | -40 | -29 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 54 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -19 | -34 | -46 | -56 |
Precipitation (in) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.5 | -5.9 | -4.3 | -4 | -3.4 | -4.1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2 | -3.4 | -4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 5.5 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 4.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -4.5 | -5.9 | -4.3 | -4 | -3.4 | -4.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -2 | -3.4 | -4.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -21 | +10 | +11 | -4 | -16 | -16 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 57 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 49 | 48 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -12 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 40 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 53 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | -4 | -16 | -16 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Gold Coast runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -10 | -17 | -26 | -33 | -39 | -51 | -37 | -26 | -27 | -24 | -17 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -10 | -17 | -26 | -33 | -39 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | 73 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -37 | -26 | -27 | -24 | -17 | -10 |
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. Gold Coast trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Gold Coast
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gold Coast Seaway, 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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