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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 10 in 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 10 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -5 | +2 | +12 | +25 | +28 | +24 | +16 | +4 | -9 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -14 | -12 | -5 | +2 | +12 | +25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +28 | +24 | +16 | +4 | -9 | -17 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -17 | -9 | +3 | +13 | +24 | +22 | +10 | -6 | -16 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -25 | -23 | -17 | -9 | +3 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +24 | +22 | +10 | -6 | -16 | -25 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -3.5 | -1.9 | -0.7 | +0.4 | — | +1.8 | +1.5 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -3.5 | -1.9 | -0.7 | +0.4 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.5 | +0.4 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -2.6 |
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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