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Kingston vs Tusayan
Comparing Kingston change · Tusayan change
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Kingston is the wetter, with 473 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Kingston and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Kingston has hotter summers
Kingston: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Kingston has far milder winters
Kingston: Mild
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Kingston is much wetter
Kingston: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Kingston: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Kingston is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Kingston is the wetter — about 473 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -14 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -10 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -8 | -14 | -20 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -29 | -28 | -25 | -22 | -16 | -17 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -29 | -28 | -25 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 14 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 98 | 37 | 28 | 81 | 142 | 205 | 76 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | -15 | -5 | -82 | -28 | +21 | -27 | -108 | -172 | -58 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 14 | 13 | 41 | 23 | 98 | 37 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | -15 | -5 | -82 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 28 | 81 | 142 | 205 | 76 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +21 | -27 | -108 | -172 | -58 | -23 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +9 | +17 | +12 | +4 | -17 | -29 | +2 | -5 | -25 | -27 | -13 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 39 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 54 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +9 | +17 | +12 | +4 | -17 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 50 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | -5 | -25 | -27 | -13 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Kingston runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -22 | -30 | -40 | -54 | -41 | -35 | -38 | -37 | -27 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -22 | -30 | -40 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | 78 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -35 | -38 | -37 | -27 | -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. Kingston trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Kingston
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Norman Manley Intl, a weather station, about 7 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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