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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 3°F on the annual average; Niagara-on-the-Lake is the wetter, with 14 in 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 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Niagara-on-the-Lake is the wetter — about 14 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 33 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +14 | +11 | +9 | +11 | +7 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 33 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +12 | +13 | +14 | +11 | +9 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 79 | 78 | 72 | 59 | 48 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +6 |
Avg low (°F) 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 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -8 | -13 | -17 | -21 | -17 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 22 | 23 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 59 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -8 | -13 | -17 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 66 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -19 | -19 | -18 | -16 |
Precipitation (in) 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 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -2 | -2.7 | -0.5 | — | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -2 | -2.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara-on-the-Lake | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.5 | — | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1 |
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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