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Ronda vs Tusayan
Comparing Ronda change · Tusayan change
Ronda is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average; Ronda is the wetter, with 178 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Ronda and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Ronda: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Ronda has far milder winters
Ronda: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Ronda is wetter
Ronda: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Ronda: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Ronda is the warmer of the two — about 11°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Ronda is the wetter — about 178 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) Ronda runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -3 | — | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -7 | -5 | -3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 31 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 18 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -11 |
Avg low (°C) Ronda runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 21 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -15 | -17 | -18 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -35 | -30 | -40 | -23 | -8 | +5 | +49 | +51 | +9 | -28 | -59 | -68 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 62 | 56 | 66 | 41 | 23 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -35 | -30 | -40 | -23 | -8 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 0 | 3 | 25 | 61 | 77 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +49 | +51 | +9 | -28 | -59 | -68 |
Cloud cover (%) Ronda runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +28 | +21 | -5 | -17 | -19 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 56 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 28 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -8 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -7 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 21 | 25 | 37 | 49 | 56 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +28 | +21 | -5 | -17 | -19 | -13 |
Relative humidity (%) Ronda runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -19 | -26 | -33 | -38 | -45 | -31 | -27 | -34 | -35 | -26 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -19 | -26 | -33 | -38 | -45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronda | 67 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -31 | -27 | -34 | -35 | -26 | -18 |
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. Ronda trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Ronda
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Malaga Aeropuerto, a weather station, about 61 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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