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Santo Domingo vs Tusayan
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Santo Domingo is the warmer of the two — about 35°F on the annual average; Santo Domingo is the wetter, with 53 in 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 35°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Santo Domingo is the wetter — about 53 in 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 (°F) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -33 | -27 | -18 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -14 | -25 | -35 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 90 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -42 | -40 | -33 | -27 | -18 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 91 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 89 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -14 | -25 | -35 | -44 |
Avg low (°F) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -55 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -43 | -37 | -26 | -27 | -35 | -46 | -53 | -58 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 70 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -55 | -54 | -50 | -47 | -43 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -26 | -27 | -35 | -46 | -53 | -58 |
Precipitation (in) Santo Domingo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -3.7 | -6.6 | -5.7 | -5.9 | -8.1 | -8.2 | -7 | -3.2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 7.2 | 6 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1 | -0.7 | -1.5 | -3.7 | -6.6 | -5.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santo Domingo | 7.9 | 10.2 | 9.5 | 8.3 | 4 | 1.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -5.9 | -8.1 | -8.2 | -7 | -3.2 | -1 |
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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