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Oxford vs Tusayan
Comparing Oxford change · Tusayan change
Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Oxford is the wetter, with 357 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oxford and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Oxford: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Oxford has far milder winters
Oxford: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Oxford is wetter
Oxford: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Oxford: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oxford is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Oxford is the wetter — about 357 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 23 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +2 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -9 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -6 | -10 | -11 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 60 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 51 | 53 | 60 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -33 | -21 | -17 | -31 | -41 | -42 | -4 | -7 | -18 | -41 | -56 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 60 | 47 | 43 | 48 | 57 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -33 | -21 | -17 | -31 | -41 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 53 | 60 | 52 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -18 | -41 | -56 | -47 |
Cloud cover (%) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -35 | -46 | -20 | -25 | -37 | -40 | -37 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 73 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 72 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -25 | -24 | -28 | -30 | -35 | -46 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 70 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -25 | -37 | -40 | -37 | -25 |
Relative humidity (%) Oxford runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 94 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -38 | -42 | -45 | -54 | -40 | -35 | -42 | -45 | -43 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 94 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -38 | -42 | -45 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford | 77 | 78 | 82 | 88 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -40 | -35 | -42 | -45 | -43 | -35 |
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. Oxford trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Oxford
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oxford, 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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