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Sitges vs Tusayan
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Sitges is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Sitges is the wetter, with 9 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sitges and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Sitges: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Sitges has far milder winters
Sitges: Cool
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Sitges is wetter
Sitges: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Sitges: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sitges is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Sitges is the wetter — about 9 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) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 57 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -4 | — | +5 | +3 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -9 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 57 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 71 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -4 | — | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 83 | 84 | 79 | 72 | 64 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -9 | -14 |
Avg low (°F) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -21 | -22 | -24 | -29 | -28 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 42 | 43 | 47 | 51 | 57 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 69 | 70 | 64 | 58 | 48 | 43 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -21 | -22 | -24 | -29 | -28 | -30 |
Precipitation (in) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1 | -0.7 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -1 | -0.7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 1.1 | 2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.8 | +0.1 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 40 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -14 | -19 | -21 | -22 | +10 | +2 | -24 | -33 | -28 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 65 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -14 | -19 | -21 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 40 | 44 | 56 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +10 | +2 | -24 | -33 | -28 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) Sitges runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -31 | -38 | -25 | -21 | -29 | -32 | -25 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -31 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitges | 62 | 64 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -25 | -21 | -29 | -32 | -25 | -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. Sitges trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Sitges
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Barcelona/aeropuerto, a weather station, about 22 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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