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York vs Tusayan
Comparing York change · Tusayan change
York is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; York is the wetter, with 11 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between York and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
York: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
York has much milder winters
York: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
York is wetter
York: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
York: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
York is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
York is the wetter — about 11 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 45 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | — | — | +4 | +6 | +10 | +17 | +16 | +14 | +12 | +8 | +5 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 45 | 46 | 51 | 56 | 61 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | — | — | +4 | +6 | +10 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 70 | 70 | 65 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +12 | +8 | +5 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 35 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -15 | -18 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 35 | 34 | 36 | 39 | 44 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 53 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 38 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -9 | -15 | -18 | -21 |
Precipitation (in) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -1 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.7 | -1 | -1.7 | -1.5 |
Cloud cover (%) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -31 | -35 | -37 | -51 | -27 | -31 | -43 | -45 | -40 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -31 | -35 | -37 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 76 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -27 | -31 | -43 | -45 | -40 | -27 |
Relative humidity (%) York runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 94 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -32 | -33 | -37 | -42 | -45 | -55 | -44 | -39 | -45 | -47 | -43 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 94 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -32 | -33 | -37 | -42 | -45 | -55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York | 80 | 82 | 85 | 89 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -39 | -45 | -47 | -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. York trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
York
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Linton ON Ouse, a weather station, about 15 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.