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Salvaleón de Higüey vs Tusayan
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Salvaleón de Higüey is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Salvaleón de Higüey is the wetter, with 683 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Salvaleón de Higüey and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Salvaleón de Higüey has hotter summers
Salvaleón de Higüey: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Salvaleón de Higüey has far milder winters
Salvaleón de Higüey: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Salvaleón de Higüey is much wetter
Salvaleón de Higüey: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Salvaleón de Higüey: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Salvaleón de Higüey is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Salvaleón de Higüey is the wetter — about 683 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Salvaleón de Higüey runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Salvaleón de Higüey runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -15 | -15 | -19 | -25 | -29 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -19 | -25 | -29 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Salvaleón de Higüey runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -46 | -36 | -23 | -50 | -77 | -76 | -29 | -46 | -71 | -68 | -98 | -64 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 73 | 62 | 49 | 68 | 92 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -46 | -36 | -23 | -50 | -77 | -76 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 78 | 99 | 105 | 101 | 115 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -29 | -46 | -71 | -68 | -98 | -64 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +8 | — | -18 | -25 | +3 | +1 | -20 | -18 | -9 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 37 | 36 | 38 | 41 | 55 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +8 | — | -18 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 46 | 46 | 52 | 49 | 45 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +3 | +1 | -20 | -18 | -9 | +10 |
Relative humidity (%) Salvaleón de Higüey runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -28 | -38 | -46 | -56 | -44 | -37 | -39 | -37 | -28 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 77 | 77 | 77 | 79 | 81 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -20 | -28 | -38 | -46 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvaleón de Higüey | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -37 | -39 | -37 | -28 | -17 |
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. Salvaleón de Higüey trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Salvaleón de Higüey
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Punta Cana Intl, a weather station, about 37 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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