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Saint John’s vs Tusayan

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean

Comparing Saint John’s change · Tusayan change

Bottom line

Saint John’s is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Saint John’s is the wetter, with 26 in more rain a year.

Warmer Saint John’s 34°F on the year

Wetter Saint John’s 26 in more a year

Sunnier About the same similar amount of sun

Colder winters Tusayan 59°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Saint John’s and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Summers are nearly the same

Saint John’s: Hot
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Saint John’s has far milder winters

Saint John’s: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Saint John’s is much wetter

Saint John’s: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Similar amounts of sun

Saint John’s: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Saint John’s is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Saint John’s is the wetter — about 26 in more across the year.

Clear skies

The two cities see a similar amount of sun.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	83	83	84	85	86	87	88	88	88	88	86	84
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	-38	-36	-29	-24	-15	-4	-2	-5	-12	-22	-31	-40

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	83	83	84	85	86	87
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83
Difference	-38	-36	-29	-24	-15	-4

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	88	88	88	88	86	84
Tusayan	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	-2	-5	-12	-22	-31	-40

Avg low (°F) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	72	72	73	74	76	77	77	77	77	76	75	73
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-58	-56	-52	-49	-45	-39	-28	-29	-37	-47	-55	-60

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	72	72	73	74	76	77
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38
Difference	-58	-56	-52	-49	-45	-39

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	77	77	77	76	75	73
Tusayan	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-28	-29	-37	-47	-55	-60

Precipitation (in) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	2.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	3.7	3.2	4	4.3	4	5	4.8	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	-0.4	-0.3	-1.6	-3.1	-2.8	-2.1	-2.2	-2.7	-3.7	-4.1	-2.4

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	2.3	1.4	1.3	2.3	3.7	3.2
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4
Difference	-1.2	-0.4	-0.3	-1.6	-3.1	-2.8

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	4	4.3	4	5	4.8	3.2
Tusayan	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-2.1	-2.2	-2.7	-3.7	-4.1	-2.4

Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	36	38	39	43	53	52	46	43	52	49	46	41
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	+12	+11	+6	-2	-16	-24	+3	+3	-20	-17	-9	+7

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	36	38	39	43	53	52
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	+12	+11	+6	-2	-16	-24

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	46	43	52	49	46	41
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	+3	+3	-20	-17	-9	+7

Relative humidity (%) Saint John’s runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	76	75	75	76	78	78	78	79	79	79	78	77
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-14	-18	-26	-35	-43	-53	-42	-36	-39	-37	-28	-16

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Saint John’s	76	75	75	76	78	78
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-14	-18	-26	-35	-43	-53

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Saint John’s	78	79	79	79	78	77
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-42	-36	-39	-37	-28	-16

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. Saint John’s trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Saint John’s

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at V C Bird Intl, a weather station, about 6 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.

How we build these numbers →

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