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Nassau vs Tusayan
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Nassau is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average; Nassau is the wetter, with 47 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nassau and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nassau has hotter summers
Nassau: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Nassau has far milder winters
Nassau: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Nassau is much wetter
Nassau: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Nassau: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Nassau is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Nassau is the wetter — about 47 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) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 79 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -26 | -22 | -15 | -6 | -5 | -8 | -13 | -22 | -29 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 79 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -26 | -22 | -15 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 91 | 91 | 90 | 87 | 83 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -13 | -22 | -29 | -36 |
Avg low (°F) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -51 | -49 | -45 | -44 | -41 | -37 | -27 | -28 | -36 | -45 | -50 | -54 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 65 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 72 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -51 | -49 | -45 | -44 | -41 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -36 | -45 | -50 | -54 |
Precipitation (in) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 | 6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -5.1 | -8.8 | -4 | -5.8 | -5.9 | -4.4 | -3.1 | -2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.7 | -2.2 | -1.7 | -2.4 | -5.1 | -8.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 6 | 7.9 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4 | -5.8 | -5.9 | -4.4 | -3.1 | -2.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 52 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -4 | +4 | -1 | -4 | -11 | -34 | -3 | -7 | -28 | -24 | -15 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 52 | 46 | 47 | 45 | 48 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -4 | +4 | -1 | -4 | -11 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 53 | 53 | 60 | 55 | 52 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -28 | -24 | -15 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Nassau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -19 | -26 | -34 | -42 | -54 | -40 | -34 | -37 | -35 | -25 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -19 | -26 | -34 | -42 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -40 | -34 | -37 | -35 | -25 | -16 |
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. Nassau trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Nassau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 20 years of daily observations at Nassau Airport New, a weather station, about 13 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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