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Niagara-on-the-Lake vs Tusayan
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Niagara-on-the-Lake is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Niagara-on-the-Lake is the wetter, with 353 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Niagara-on-the-Lake and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Niagara-on-the-Lake has milder winters
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Niagara-on-the-Lake is wetter
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Niagara-on-the-Lake: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Niagara-on-the-Lake is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Niagara-on-the-Lake is the wetter — about 353 mm 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 (°C) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +8 | +6 | +5 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 26 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | +3 | +3 | +4 | +4 |
Avg low (°C) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | -5 | -5 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 47 | 36 | 43 | 74 | 66 | 78 | 62 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -17 | -56 | -51 | -69 | -13 | — | -31 | -28 | -34 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 47 | 36 | 43 | 74 | 66 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -19 | -10 | -17 | -56 | -51 | -69 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 62 | 53 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -13 | — | -31 | -28 | -34 | -24 |
Cloud cover (%) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -27 | -33 | -35 | -39 | -13 | -15 | -30 | -40 | -39 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 78 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -30 | -25 | -27 | -33 | -35 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 63 | 62 | 62 | 72 | 75 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -13 | -15 | -30 | -40 | -39 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Niagara-on-the-Lake runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 86 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -24 | -27 | -31 | -38 | -42 | -50 | -36 | -30 | -34 | -36 | -31 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 86 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -24 | -27 | -31 | -38 | -42 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 81 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -36 | -30 | -34 | -36 | -31 | -24 |
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. Niagara-on-the-Lake trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Port Weller (aut), a weather station, about 11 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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