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Cardiff vs Tusayan
Comparing Cardiff change · Tusayan change
Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 993 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cardiff and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Cardiff: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Cardiff has much milder winters
Cardiff: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cardiff is much wetter
Cardiff: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Cardiff: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 993 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +8 | +6 | +3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +1 | +2 | +4 | +5 | +8 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +8 | +6 | +3 | — |
Avg low (°C) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | -5 | -8 | -11 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 133 | 111 | 101 | 75 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 153 | 159 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -105 | -85 | -75 | -58 | -69 | -71 | -39 | -48 | -51 | -118 | -135 | -139 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 133 | 111 | 101 | 75 | 84 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -105 | -85 | -75 | -58 | -69 | -71 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 88 | 102 | 85 | 151 | 153 | 159 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -39 | -48 | -51 | -118 | -135 | -139 |
Cloud cover (%) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -31 | -32 | -35 | -45 | -21 | -27 | -39 | -44 | -42 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 77 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -29 | -28 | -31 | -32 | -35 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 71 | 73 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -21 | -27 | -39 | -44 | -42 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -31 | -35 | -41 | -45 | -49 | -59 | -48 | -43 | -46 | -47 | -41 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 93 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -31 | -35 | -41 | -45 | -49 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 84 | 85 | 87 | 89 | 92 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -48 | -43 | -46 | -47 | -41 | -33 |
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. Cardiff trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Cardiff
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Liscombe, a weather station, about 53 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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