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Gent vs Tusayan
Comparing Gent change · Tusayan change
Gent is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average; Gent is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gent and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Gent: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Gent has much milder winters
Gent: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Gent is much wetter
Gent: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Gent: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gent is the warmer of the two — about 4°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gent is the wetter — about 17 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 44 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +5 | +6 | +10 | +17 | +16 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +4 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 44 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +5 | +6 | +10 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 70 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +16 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +4 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -14 | -7 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -20 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -12 | -17 | -20 | -23 |
Precipitation (in) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 2.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -1 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 2.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -0.7 | -1.4 | -1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1 | -0.8 | -1.4 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -2.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 78 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -32 | -43 | -18 | -23 | -40 | -45 | -44 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 78 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -29 | -29 | -32 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -18 | -23 | -40 | -45 | -44 | -33 |
Relative humidity (%) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -36 | -40 | -44 | -54 | -43 | -38 | -42 | -44 | -41 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -30 | -32 | -36 | -40 | -44 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 80 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -43 | -38 | -42 | -44 | -41 | -33 |
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. Gent trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Gent
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oostende, a weather station, about 62 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.