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George Town vs Tusayan
Comparing George Town change · Tusayan change
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; George Town is the wetter, with 651 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between George Town and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
George Town has hotter summers
George Town: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
George Town has far milder winters
George Town: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
George Town is much wetter
George Town: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
George Town: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
George Town is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
George Town is the wetter — about 651 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 23 | 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 | -27 | -31 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 23 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -21 | -27 | -31 | -34 |
Precipitation (mm) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 25 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 84 | 131 | 110 | 89 | 120 | 196 | 121 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +2 | +15 | +12 | -10 | -69 | -122 | -61 | -35 | -86 | -163 | -103 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 25 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 84 | 131 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +2 | +15 | +12 | -10 | -69 | -122 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 110 | 89 | 120 | 196 | 121 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -61 | -35 | -86 | -163 | -103 | -32 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 60 | 54 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | +14 | +12 | +7 | -11 | -33 | -4 | -9 | -28 | -28 | -16 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 46 | 36 | 34 | 34 | 48 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +2 | +14 | +12 | +7 | -11 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 54 | 55 | 60 | 59 | 53 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -4 | -9 | -28 | -28 | -16 | +1 |
Relative humidity (%) George Town runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -27 | -36 | -44 | -56 | -42 | -35 | -38 | -36 | -27 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 77 | 77 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -20 | -27 | -36 | -44 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -35 | -38 | -36 | -27 | -17 |
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. George Town trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
George Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Roberts, a weather station, about 2 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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