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Roussillon vs Tusayan
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Roussillon is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average; Roussillon is the wetter, with 7 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Roussillon and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Roussillon has hotter summers
Roussillon: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Roussillon has much milder winters
Roussillon: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Roussillon is wetter
Roussillon: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Roussillon: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Roussillon is the warmer of the two — about 12°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Roussillon is the wetter — about 7 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) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 52 | 54 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 90 | 89 | 80 | 71 | 59 | 52 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -8 |
Avg low (°F) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 | -13 | -13 | -15 | -20 | -20 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 33 | 33 | 39 | 44 | 51 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -18 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -20 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 62 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 40 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -15 | -20 | -20 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1 | +1.2 | +1 | -1 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 0.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +1 | -1 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -0.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -20 | -24 | -23 | +9 | +2 | -18 | -27 | -24 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -10 | -8 | -11 | -20 | -24 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +9 | +2 | -18 | -27 | -24 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Roussillon runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -31 | -33 | -14 | -9 | -22 | -32 | -31 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -26 | -30 | -31 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roussillon | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -14 | -9 | -22 | -32 | -31 | -23 |
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. Roussillon trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Roussillon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 28 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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