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Bowen vs Tusayan

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Bottom line

Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average; Bowen is the wetter, with 22 in more rain a year.

Warmer Bowen 29°F on the year

Wetter Bowen 22 in more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 4 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 43°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Bowen and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Summers are nearly the same

Bowen: Hot
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Bowen has far milder winters

Bowen: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Bowen is much wetter

Bowen: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Similar amounts of sun

Bowen: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Bowen is the warmer of the two — about 29°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Bowen is the wetter — about 22 in more across the year.

Clear skies

The two cities see a similar amount of sun.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Bowen runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	89	88	88	85	81	77	76	78	81	84	87	89
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	-44	-41	-33	-23	-10	+6	+10	+5	-5	-19	-32	-44

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bowen	89	88	88	85	81	77
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83
Difference	-44	-41	-33	-23	-10	+6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	76	78	81	84	87	89
Tusayan	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	+10	+5	-5	-19	-32	-44

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	75	75	73	69	64	59	56	58	62	68	72	74
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-60	-59	-52	-45	-33	-21	-7	-10	-22	-39	-52	-61

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bowen	75	75	73	69	64	59
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38
Difference	-60	-59	-52	-45	-33	-21

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	56	58	62	68	72	74
Tusayan	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-7	-10	-22	-39	-52	-61

Precipitation (in) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	7.8	10.5	4.2	1.8	1.1	0.7	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	2.1	4.4
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-6.7	-9.4	-3.1	-1.1	-0.5	-0.3	+1.4	+1.2	+0.8	+0.8	-1.4	-3.6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bowen	7.8	10.5	4.2	1.8	1.1	0.7
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4
Difference	-6.7	-9.4	-3.1	-1.1	-0.5	-0.3

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	0.5	0.9	0.5	0.5	2.1	4.4
Tusayan	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	+1.4	+1.2	+0.8	+0.8	-1.4	-3.6

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	61	61	57	46	47	43	36	35	29	35	43	49
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-13	-12	-11	-5	-10	-16	+13	+12	+3	-4	-6	-1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bowen	61	61	57	46	47	43
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-13	-12	-11	-5	-10	-16

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	36	35	29	35	43	49
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	+13	+12	+3	-4	-6	-1

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	76	79	77	74	72	71	70	69	68	68	69	72
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-14	-22	-28	-33	-37	-46	-33	-26	-28	-26	-18	-11

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Bowen	76	79	77	74	72	71
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-14	-22	-28	-33	-37	-46

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Bowen	70	69	68	68	69	72
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-33	-26	-28	-26	-18	-11

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. Bowen trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Bowen

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Bowen Airport, a weather station, about 3 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.

How we build these numbers →

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