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Christchurch vs Tusayan
Comparing Christchurch change · Tusayan change
Christchurch is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average; Christchurch is the wetter, with 9 in 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 6°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Christchurch is the wetter — about 9 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -14 | -1 | +13 | +30 | +34 | +29 | +18 | +3 | -12 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 72 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -28 | -25 | -14 | -1 | +13 | +30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 54 | 59 | 62 | 66 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +34 | +29 | +18 | +3 | -12 | -26 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -28 | -18 | -9 | +3 | +16 | +13 | +2 | -13 | -25 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 52 | 52 | 49 | 43 | 39 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -38 | -36 | -28 | -18 | -9 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 33 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 45 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +2 | -13 | -25 | -37 |
Precipitation (in) Christchurch runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 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 | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -2.2 | -0.2 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2 | 2.1 | 2.6 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.4 | -0.3 | -0.6 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -2.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christchurch | 2.1 | 2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.2 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.9 | -1 |
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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