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Varadero vs Tusayan
Comparing Varadero change · Tusayan change
Varadero is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Varadero is the wetter, with 266 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Varadero and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Varadero has hotter summers
Varadero: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Varadero has far milder winters
Varadero: Mild
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Varadero is wetter
Varadero: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Varadero: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Varadero is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Varadero is the wetter — about 266 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) Varadero runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -9 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -20 |
Avg low (°C) Varadero runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -13 | -14 | -18 | -24 | -26 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -18 | -24 | -26 | -29 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 16 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 103 | 72 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 35 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +12 | +7 | +19 | -12 | -20 | -94 | -23 | -31 | -54 | -58 | -17 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 16 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 103 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +12 | +7 | +19 | -12 | -20 | -94 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 72 | 84 | 88 | 91 | 35 | 14 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -23 | -31 | -54 | -58 | -17 | +6 |
Cloud cover (%) Varadero runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 61 | 53 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -10 | -34 | -3 | -7 | -26 | -26 | -18 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 55 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | +4 | +2 | -2 | -10 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 53 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -3 | -7 | -26 | -26 | -18 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Varadero runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -32 | -47 | -34 | -29 | -34 | -33 | -23 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 73 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 67 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -18 | -24 | -32 | -47 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varadero | 71 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -34 | -29 | -34 | -33 | -23 | -14 |
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. Varadero trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Varadero
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Juan Gualberto Gomez Intl, a weather station, about 24 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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