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Esperance vs Tusayan
Comparing Esperance change · Tusayan change
Esperance is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Esperance is the wetter, with 11 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Esperance and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Esperance: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Esperance has far milder winters
Esperance: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Esperance is wetter
Esperance: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Esperance: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Esperance is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Esperance 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -22 | -13 | +2 | +18 | +23 | +18 | +10 | -5 | -19 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 79 | 79 | 77 | 74 | 69 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -34 | -32 | -22 | -13 | +2 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 63 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +23 | +18 | +10 | -5 | -19 | -32 |
Avg low (°F) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 61 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -39 | -31 | -21 | -11 | +2 | — | -9 | -23 | -35 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 61 | 61 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -39 | -31 | -21 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 47 | 48 | 49 | 52 | 55 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -9 | -23 | -35 | -45 |
Precipitation (in) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +0.2 | -0.3 | -0.9 | -1.8 | -2.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.5 | -1.3 | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 48 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -19 | +2 | -4 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 48 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 47 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | -4 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -12 | -18 | -26 | -33 | -39 | -49 | -38 | -32 | -35 | -32 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -12 | -18 | -26 | -33 | -39 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -38 | -32 | -35 | -32 | -24 | -13 |
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. Esperance trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Esperance
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Esperance, 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.
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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