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Pittsburgh vs Tusayan

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Bottom line

Pittsburgh is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average; Pittsburgh is the wetter, with 29 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Warmer Pittsburgh 5°F on the year

Wetter Pittsburgh 29 in more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 26 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 7°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Pittsburgh and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Summers are nearly the same

Pittsburgh: Warm
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Pittsburgh has milder winters

Pittsburgh: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Pittsburgh is much wetter

Pittsburgh: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is far sunnier

Pittsburgh: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Pittsburgh is the warmer of the two — about 5°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Pittsburgh is the wetter — about 29 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
Pittsburgh	39	42	51	64	74	81	85	83	77	65	53	43
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	+6	+5	+4	-3	-2	+2	+1	—	—	+1	+2	+2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Pittsburgh	39	42	51	64	74	81
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83
Difference	+6	+5	+4	-3	-2	+2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	85	83	77	65	53	43
Tusayan	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	+1	—	—	+1	+2	+2

Avg low (°F) Pittsburgh runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	21	22	29	38	47	57	61	60	53	42	32	25
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-6	-5	-8	-13	-17	-19	-12	-12	-13	-13	-12	-12

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Pittsburgh	21	22	29	38	47	57
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38
Difference	-6	-5	-8	-13	-17	-19

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	61	60	53	42	32	25
Tusayan	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-12	-12	-13	-13	-12	-12

Precipitation (in) Pittsburgh runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	3	2.5	3.2	3.8	4	5	4.1	3.5	3.5	3.2	3	3.6
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-2	-1.5	-2.2	-3.1	-3.4	-4.6	-2.2	-1.4	-2.1	-1.9	-2.3	-2.8

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Pittsburgh	3	2.5	3.2	3.8	4	5
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4
Difference	-2	-1.5	-2.2	-3.1	-3.4	-4.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	4.1	3.5	3.5	3.2	3	3.6
Tusayan	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-2.2	-1.4	-2.1	-1.9	-2.3	-2.8

Cloud cover (%) Pittsburgh runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	77	75	72	69	68	63	59	57	56	63	70	77
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-29	-26	-26	-29	-31	-35	-10	-11	-24	-31	-33	-29

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Pittsburgh	77	75	72	69	68	63
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-29	-26	-26	-29	-31	-35

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	59	57	56	63	70	77
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-10	-11	-24	-31	-33	-29

Relative humidity (%) Pittsburgh runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	88	86	82	78	78	76	71	68	70	75	81	86
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-26	-29	-33	-37	-43	-51	-34	-26	-30	-33	-30	-26

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Pittsburgh	88	86	82	78	78	76
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-26	-29	-33	-37	-43	-51

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Pittsburgh	71	68	70	75	81	86
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-34	-26	-30	-33	-30	-26

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. Pittsburgh trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Pittsburgh

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Mckeesport (NOAA GHCN station USC00365573), about 16 km from the city centre.

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.

How we build these numbers →

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