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Christchurch vs Tusayan
Comparing Christchurch change · Tusayan change
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Christchurch is the wetter, with 224 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Christchurch and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Christchurch: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Christchurch has much milder winters
Christchurch: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Christchurch is wetter
Christchurch: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Christchurch: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Christchurch is the wetter — about 224 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +7 | +17 | +19 | +16 | +10 | +2 | -7 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -15 | -14 | -8 | -1 | +7 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +19 | +16 | +10 | +2 | -7 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -5 | +2 | +9 | +7 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -15 | -10 | -5 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -20 |
Precipitation (mm) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -14 | -33 | -38 | -57 | -5 | +2 | -2 | -14 | -22 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 37 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 53 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -14 | -33 | -38 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 54 | 51 | 36 | 47 | 39 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -5 | +2 | -2 | -14 | -22 | -24 |
Cloud cover (%) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -40 | -16 | -21 | -37 | -38 | -34 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 69 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 68 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -21 | -16 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -16 | -21 | -37 | -38 | -34 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -5 | -11 | -24 | -38 | -49 | -63 | -51 | -44 | -42 | -36 | -23 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 66 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 84 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -5 | -11 | -24 | -38 | -49 | -63 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 88 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 73 | 69 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -51 | -44 | -42 | -36 | -23 | -9 |
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. Christchurch trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Christchurch
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Christchurch Aero Aws, 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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