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Oaxaca vs Tusayan
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Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average; Oaxaca is the wetter, with 21 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Oaxaca and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Oaxaca has much hotter summers
Oaxaca: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Oaxaca has far milder winters
Oaxaca: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Oaxaca is much wetter
Oaxaca: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Oaxaca: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Oaxaca is the warmer of the two — about 26°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Oaxaca is the wetter — about 21 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) Oaxaca runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 88 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -37 | -33 | -22 | -5 | — | -3 | -8 | -19 | -30 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 84 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 93 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -37 | -33 | -22 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 86 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | — | -3 | -8 | -19 | -30 | -40 |
Avg low (°F) Oaxaca runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -36 | -36 | -31 | -24 | -12 | -12 | -21 | -29 | -34 | -39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 51 | 53 | 56 | 60 | 62 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -36 | -37 | -36 | -36 | -31 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 61 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 54 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -21 | -29 | -34 | -39 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 7.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -7.1 | -2.7 | -3.1 | -5.1 | -1.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.9 | 7.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | -1.2 | -3.2 | -7.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 4.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -2.7 | -3.1 | -5.1 | -1.2 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 47 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | +7 | +3 | -7 | -21 | -48 | -26 | -29 | -48 | -33 | -14 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 47 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +2 | +7 | +3 | -7 | -21 | -48 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 75 | 75 | 80 | 65 | 51 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -48 | -33 | -14 | +2 |
Relative humidity (%) Oaxaca runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 69 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 77 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -9 | -15 | -29 | -52 | -45 | -40 | -45 | -41 | -29 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 69 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 64 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -8 | -5 | -9 | -15 | -29 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oaxaca | 82 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -45 | -40 | -45 | -41 | -29 | -14 |
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. Oaxaca trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Oaxaca
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Oaxaca, about 3 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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