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Cartagena vs Tusayan
Comparing Cartagena change · Tusayan change
Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Cartagena is the wetter, with 566 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cartagena and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cartagena has hotter summers
Cartagena: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Cartagena has far milder winters
Cartagena: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cartagena is much wetter
Cartagena: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Cartagena: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cartagena is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cartagena is the wetter — about 566 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) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -24 | -23 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -19 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -31 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -16 | -17 | -21 | -27 | -32 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -31 | -30 | -27 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -21 | -27 | -32 | -35 |
Precipitation (mm) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +24 | — | -90 | -82 | -39 | -41 | -61 | -153 | -125 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 9 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 106 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +24 | — | -90 | -82 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 88 | 94 | 95 | 186 | 143 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -39 | -41 | -61 | -153 | -125 | -31 |
Cloud cover (%) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +16 | +11 | -3 | -24 | -38 | -44 | -20 | -28 | -46 | -46 | -29 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 32 | 38 | 49 | 65 | 75 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +16 | +11 | -3 | -24 | -38 | -44 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 70 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 65 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -20 | -28 | -46 | -46 | -29 | +6 |
Relative humidity (%) Cartagena runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -26 | -37 | -46 | -56 | -45 | -39 | -42 | -40 | -32 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 78 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 81 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -18 | -26 | -37 | -46 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartagena | 81 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -45 | -39 | -42 | -40 | -32 | -20 |
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. Cartagena trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Cartagena
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Rafael Nunez, 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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