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Fontainebleau vs Tusayan
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Fontainebleau is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average; Fontainebleau is the wetter, with 16 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Fontainebleau and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Fontainebleau: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Fontainebleau has much milder winters
Fontainebleau: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Fontainebleau is much wetter
Fontainebleau: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Fontainebleau: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Fontainebleau is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fontainebleau is the wetter — about 16 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 45 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 52 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | — | -1 | — | -1 | +3 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +3 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 45 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | — | -1 | — | -1 | +3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 79 | 79 | 71 | 62 | 52 | 46 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +7 | +4 | +5 | +4 | +3 | -1 |
Avg low (°F) Fontainebleau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 33 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -14 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -15 | -17 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 33 | 32 | 35 | 39 | 46 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -19 | -16 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 55 | 54 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -8 | -15 | -17 | -21 |
Precipitation (in) Fontainebleau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -2 | -2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.2 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -2 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.5 | -0.2 | -1.1 | -1.4 | -1.9 | -2 |
Cloud cover (%) Fontainebleau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -24 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -31 | -39 | -13 | -16 | -28 | -36 | -36 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 68 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -24 | -20 | -21 | -25 | -31 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 63 | 62 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 72 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -28 | -36 | -36 | -24 |
Relative humidity (%) Fontainebleau runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 92 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 84 | 90 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -33 | -36 | -41 | -49 | -34 | -28 | -35 | -41 | -40 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 92 | 87 | 82 | 77 | 76 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -33 | -36 | -41 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fontainebleau | 71 | 70 | 75 | 84 | 90 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -34 | -28 | -35 | -41 | -40 | -33 |
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. Fontainebleau trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Fontainebleau
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Fontainebleau_sapc, a weather station, about 2 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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