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Santo Domingo vs Tusayan
Comparing Santo Domingo change · Tusayan change
Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Santo Domingo is the wetter, with 1340 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Santo Domingo and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Santo Domingo has hotter summers
Santo Domingo: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Santo Domingo has far milder winters
Santo Domingo: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Santo Domingo is much wetter
Santo Domingo: Very wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Santo Domingo: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Santo Domingo is the wetter — about 1340 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) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -19 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -22 | -18 | -15 | -10 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -14 | -19 | -24 |
Avg low (°C) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -31 | -30 | -28 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -15 | -15 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 21 | 21 | 22 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -32 |
Precipitation (mm) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 53 | 45 | 63 | 113 | 182 | 153 | 200 | 260 | 242 | 211 | 100 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -26 | -19 | -37 | -95 | -167 | -144 | -151 | -207 | -208 | -178 | -82 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 53 | 45 | 63 | 113 | 182 | 153 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -26 | -19 | -37 | -95 | -167 | -144 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 200 | 260 | 242 | 211 | 100 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -151 | -207 | -208 | -178 | -82 | -26 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 54 | 50 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +4 | -4 | -21 | -27 | -1 | -6 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 41 | 40 | 42 | 45 | 58 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +7 | +10 | +4 | -4 | -21 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 50 | 52 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -1 | -6 | -23 | -21 | -10 | +6 |
Relative humidity (%) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -22 | -30 | -39 | -51 | -38 | -34 | -37 | -36 | -27 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -22 | -30 | -39 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -38 | -34 | -37 | -36 | -27 | -16 |
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. Santo Domingo trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Santo Domingo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Santo Domingo, 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.
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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