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Esperance vs Tusayan
Comparing Esperance change · Tusayan change
Esperance is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Esperance is the wetter, with 272 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Esperance and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Esperance: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Esperance has far milder winters
Esperance: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Esperance is wetter
Esperance: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Esperance: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Esperance is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Esperance is the wetter — about 272 mm 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 (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -12 | -7 | +1 | +10 | +13 | +10 | +5 | -3 | -11 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -19 | -18 | -12 | -7 | +1 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +13 | +10 | +5 | -3 | -11 | -18 |
Avg low (°C) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -6 | +1 | — | -5 | -13 | -20 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -22 | -17 | -12 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -5 | -13 | -20 | -25 |
Precipitation (mm) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 34 | 21 | 34 | 41 | 60 | 73 | 87 | 87 | 66 | 42 | 34 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -7 | +4 | -8 | -23 | -45 | -64 | -38 | -33 | -32 | -9 | -16 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 34 | 21 | 34 | 41 | 60 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -7 | +4 | -8 | -23 | -45 | -64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 87 | 87 | 66 | 42 | 34 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -38 | -33 | -32 | -9 | -16 | -1 |
Cloud cover (%) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 48 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -19 | +2 | -4 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 48 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 51 | 47 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | — | -4 | -7 | -12 | -14 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 47 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +2 | -4 | -19 | -22 | -20 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Esperance runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -12 | -18 | -26 | -33 | -39 | -49 | -38 | -32 | -35 | -32 | -24 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 74 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -12 | -18 | -26 | -33 | -39 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperance | 75 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -38 | -32 | -35 | -32 | -24 | -13 |
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. Esperance trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Esperance
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Esperance, a weather station, about 3 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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