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San José vs Tusayan
Comparing San José change · Tusayan change
San José is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; San José is the wetter, with 1160 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San José and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
San José: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
San José has far milder winters
San José: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
San José is much wetter
San José: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
San José: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San José is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San José is the wetter — about 1160 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) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -7 | — | +1 | — | -3 | -9 | -15 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -7 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -3 | -9 | -15 | -21 |
Avg low (°C) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -16 | -10 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -25 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -28 | -27 | -25 | -23 | -20 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -14 | -20 | -25 | -29 |
Precipitation (mm) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 7 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 176 | 209 | 130 | 177 | 258 | 286 | 146 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +22 | -35 | -161 | -200 | -81 | -124 | -224 | -253 | -129 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 7 | 7 | 4 | 53 | 176 | 209 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +22 | -35 | -161 | -200 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 130 | 177 | 258 | 286 | 146 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -81 | -124 | -224 | -253 | -129 | -15 |
Cloud cover (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +5 | +12 | +5 | -26 | -45 | -57 | -35 | -38 | -52 | -53 | -41 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 43 | 38 | 41 | 67 | 82 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +12 | +5 | -26 | -45 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 78 | 57 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -35 | -38 | -52 | -53 | -41 | -9 |
Relative humidity (%) San José runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -14 | -26 | -45 | -62 | -50 | -44 | -49 | -48 | -38 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 76 | 69 | 63 | 67 | 80 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -14 | -26 | -45 | -62 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San José | 86 | 87 | 89 | 91 | 89 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -50 | -44 | -49 | -48 | -38 | -23 |
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. San José trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
San José
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Juan Santamaria Intl, a weather station, about 15 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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