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Gordes vs Tusayan
Comparing Gordes change · Tusayan change
Gordes is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Gordes is the wetter, with 173 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gordes and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gordes has hotter summers
Gordes: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Gordes has much milder winters
Gordes: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Gordes is wetter
Gordes: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Gordes: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Gordes is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Gordes is the wetter — about 173 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) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
Avg low (°C) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -9 | -28 | -27 | -25 | +31 | +26 | -25 | -34 | -62 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -8 | -3 | -9 | -28 | -27 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +31 | +26 | -25 | -34 | -62 | -9 |
Cloud cover (%) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -20 | -24 | -23 | +9 | +2 | -18 | -27 | -24 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -20 | -24 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +9 | +2 | -18 | -27 | -24 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Gordes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -31 | -33 | -14 | -9 | -22 | -32 | -31 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -31 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordes | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -22 | -32 | -31 | -23 |
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. Gordes trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Gordes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 22 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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