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Valparaíso vs Tusayan
Comparing Valparaíso change · Tusayan change
Valparaíso is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average; Valparaíso is the wetter, with 195 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Valparaíso and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has much hotter summers
Valparaíso: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Valparaíso has far milder winters
Valparaíso: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Valparaíso is wetter
Valparaíso: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Valparaíso: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Valparaíso is the warmer of the two — about 6°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Valparaíso is the wetter — about 195 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -9 | -4 | +5 | +13 | +15 | +13 | +8 | — | -8 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -9 | -4 | +5 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +15 | +13 | +8 | — | -8 | -15 |
Avg low (°C) Valparaíso runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -5 | +2 | +2 | -4 | -10 | -16 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | -4 | -10 | -16 | -22 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 162 | 89 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +27 | +25 | +22 | -3 | -81 | -153 | -40 | -35 | -4 | +18 | +13 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 96 | 162 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +27 | +25 | +22 | -3 | -81 | -153 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 89 | 89 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -40 | -35 | -4 | +18 | +13 | +16 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +3 | -7 | -23 | -33 | -6 | -8 | -21 | -19 | -6 | +9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 36 | 39 | 43 | 48 | 61 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +3 | -7 | -23 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 55 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 42 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | -21 | -19 | -6 | +9 |
Relative humidity (%) Valparaíso runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | +9 | +3 | -7 | -17 | -28 | -42 | -33 | -28 | -30 | -22 | -6 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 53 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 63 | 67 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | +9 | +3 | -7 | -17 | -28 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valparaíso | 70 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 57 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -28 | -30 | -22 | -6 | +7 |
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. Valparaíso trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Valparaíso
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Rodelillovinadelmarad, about 8 km from the city centre.
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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