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San Gimignano vs Tusayan
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San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; San Gimignano is the wetter, with 18 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San Gimignano and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Gimignano has hotter summers
San Gimignano: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
San Gimignano has far milder winters
San Gimignano: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
San Gimignano is much wetter
San Gimignano: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
San Gimignano: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Gimignano is the wetter — about 18 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 Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -4 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 90 | 90 | 81 | 71 | 60 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 65 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -23 | -23 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 37 | 41 | 47 | 53 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -20 | -22 | -23 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 65 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 37 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -19 | -23 | -23 | -23 |
Precipitation (in) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.4 | +1 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -3.8 | -2.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -1.9 | -1.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.7 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -3.8 | -2.4 |
Cloud cover (%) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -16 | -24 | -25 | -22 | +14 | +8 | -20 | -31 | -32 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -16 | -24 | -25 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +14 | +8 | -20 | -31 | -32 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -39 | -41 | -22 | -17 | -31 | -40 | -39 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -39 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -22 | -17 | -31 | -40 | -39 | -31 |
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 Gimignano trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
San Gimignano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Firenze_peretola, about 40 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.
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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