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Punta Cana vs Tusayan
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Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Punta Cana is the wetter, with 27 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Punta Cana and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Punta Cana has hotter summers
Punta Cana: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Punta Cana has far milder winters
Punta Cana: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Punta Cana is much wetter
Punta Cana: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Punta Cana: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Punta Cana is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Punta Cana is the wetter — about 27 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -39 | -38 | -30 | -25 | -16 | -6 | -3 | -6 | -13 | -23 | -32 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 84 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -39 | -38 | -30 | -25 | -16 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 89 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -3 | -6 | -13 | -23 | -32 | -41 |
Avg low (°F) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -56 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -43 | -37 | -27 | -28 | -35 | -45 | -53 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 70 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -56 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -43 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -35 | -45 | -53 | -58 |
Precipitation (in) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -3.8 | -2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 2.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -2 | -3 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -2.7 | -3.8 | -2.5 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +8 | — | -18 | -25 | +3 | +1 | -20 | -18 | -9 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +8 | — | -18 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -20 | -18 | -9 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Punta Cana runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -28 | -38 | -46 | -56 | -44 | -37 | -39 | -37 | -28 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -28 | -38 | -46 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punta Cana | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -37 | -39 | -37 | -28 | -17 |
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. Punta Cana trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Punta Cana
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Punta Cana Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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