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Cardiff vs Tusayan
Comparing Cardiff change · Tusayan change
Cardiff is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Cardiff is the wetter, with 39 in 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 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cardiff is the wetter — about 39 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +14 | +20 | +20 | +18 | +15 | +10 | +6 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 44 | 44 | 48 | 53 | 58 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +1 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +14 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 66 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 49 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +20 | +18 | +15 | +10 | +6 | — |
Avg low (°F) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 | -3 | -3 | -8 | -15 | -19 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 35 | 35 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -16 | -14 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 52 | 51 | 48 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | -8 | -15 | -19 | -23 |
Precipitation (in) Cardiff runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -3.4 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -1.5 | -1.9 | -2 | -4.6 | -5.3 | -5.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 5.2 | 4.4 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -4.2 | -3.4 | -2.9 | -2.3 | -2.7 | -2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 3.5 | 4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 6 | 6.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.9 | -2 | -4.6 | -5.3 | -5.5 |
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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