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San José vs Tusayan
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San José is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average; San José is the wetter, with 46 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
San José: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
San José has far milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
San José is much wetter
San José: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San José is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San José is the wetter — about 46 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) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -38 | -38 | -32 | -26 | -13 | — | +3 | — | -6 | -16 | -27 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 84 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -38 | -38 | -32 | -26 | -13 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 83 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -6 | -16 | -27 | -38 |
Avg low (°F) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -50 | -49 | -45 | -41 | -35 | -28 | -17 | -17 | -25 | -36 | -45 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -50 | -49 | -45 | -41 | -35 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -25 | -36 | -45 | -52 |
Precipitation (in) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.9 | -1.4 | -6.3 | -7.9 | -3.2 | -4.9 | -8.8 | -10 | -5.1 | -0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.9 | -1.4 | -6.3 | -7.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 5.1 | 7 | 10.2 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 1.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.2 | -4.9 | -8.8 | -10 | -5.1 | -0.6 |
Cloud cover (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +5 | +12 | +5 | -26 | -45 | -57 | -35 | -38 | -52 | -53 | -41 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +12 | +5 | -26 | -45 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -35 | -38 | -52 | -53 | -41 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -14 | -26 | -45 | -62 | -50 | -44 | -49 | -48 | -38 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -14 | -26 | -45 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -50 | -44 | -49 | -48 | -38 | -23 |
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. San José trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, 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.
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