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San Juan vs Tusayan
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San Juan is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; San Juan is the wetter, with 47 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San Juan and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Juan has hotter summers
San Juan: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
San Juan has far milder winters
San Juan: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
San Juan is much wetter
San Juan: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
San Juan: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Juan is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Juan is the wetter — about 47 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 Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -30 | -25 | -16 | -6 | -3 | -6 | -13 | -23 | -32 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 88 | 89 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -39 | -37 | -30 | -25 | -16 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 86 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -3 | -6 | -13 | -23 | -32 | -40 |
Avg low (°F) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -57 | -56 | -52 | -49 | -45 | -40 | -29 | -30 | -37 | -48 | -55 | -60 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 72 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -57 | -56 | -52 | -49 | -45 | -40 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -37 | -48 | -55 | -60 |
Precipitation (in) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 4.9 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -3.9 | -4.9 | -4.3 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -5.2 | -3.8 | -6.7 | -4.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 4.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 4.7 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -3 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -3.9 | -4.9 | -4.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 4.9 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -4.1 | -4.2 | -5.2 | -3.8 | -6.7 | -4.1 |
Cloud cover (%) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -30 | -36 | -11 | -13 | -30 | -28 | -22 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -30 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 61 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -30 | -28 | -22 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -25 | -34 | -43 | -54 | -42 | -36 | -40 | -38 | -30 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -25 | -34 | -43 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -36 | -40 | -38 | -30 | -19 |
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 Juan trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
San Juan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, a weather station, about 11 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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