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La Paz vs Tusayan
Comparing La Paz change · Tusayan change
La Paz and Tusayan have nearly identical year-round temperatures; La Paz is the wetter, with 247 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between La Paz and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
La Paz: Cool
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
La Paz has much milder winters
La Paz: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
La Paz is wetter
La Paz: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
La Paz: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
La Paz and Tusayan run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
La Paz is the wetter — about 247 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -3 | +1 | +6 | +14 | +16 | +13 | +9 | +2 | -5 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -3 | +1 | +6 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +9 | +2 | -5 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -9 | -5 | +2 | +7 | +14 | +12 | +5 | -3 | -9 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -9 | -5 | +2 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +5 | -3 | -9 | -14 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -94 | -88 | -48 | -18 | +10 | +1 | +45 | +37 | +10 | -4 | -32 | -66 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -94 | -88 | -48 | -18 | +10 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +45 | +37 | +10 | -4 | -32 | -66 |
Cloud cover (%) La Paz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -25 | -15 | -4 | -10 | +14 | +9 | -13 | -27 | -27 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -31 | -29 | -25 | -15 | -4 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +14 | +9 | -13 | -27 | -27 | -28 |
Relative humidity (%) La Paz runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -18 | -24 | -32 | -37 | -36 | -45 | -32 | -26 | -30 | -30 | -21 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -18 | -24 | -32 | -37 | -36 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -32 | -26 | -30 | -30 | -21 | -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. La Paz trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
La Paz
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at EL Alto Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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