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Guatemala City vs Tusayan
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Guatemala City is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average; Guatemala City is the wetter, with 17 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Guatemala City and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Guatemala City: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Guatemala City has far milder winters
Guatemala City: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Guatemala City is much wetter
Guatemala City: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Guatemala City: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Guatemala City is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Guatemala City is the wetter — about 17 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) Guatemala City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 75 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -25 | -20 | -9 | +6 | +9 | +5 | — | -11 | -20 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 75 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -25 | -20 | -9 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 77 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 75 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +9 | +5 | — | -11 | -20 | -30 |
Avg low (°F) Guatemala City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -41 | -41 | -37 | -36 | -31 | -24 | -13 | -14 | -22 | -32 | -38 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 55 | 57 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -41 | -41 | -37 | -36 | -31 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 56 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -13 | -14 | -22 | -32 | -38 | -43 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 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 | +0.8 | +0.3 | — | -2.8 | -5.2 | -3.6 | -5.1 | — | -3.8 | — | +0.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 5.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | — | -2.8 | -5.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 5.5 | 7.2 | — | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -3.6 | -5.1 | — | -3.8 | — | +0.4 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 35 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 78 | 72 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 49 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +5 | -11 | -36 | -51 | -23 | -28 | -47 | -37 | -12 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 35 | 37 | 41 | 52 | 73 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +5 | -11 | -36 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 72 | 74 | 79 | 69 | 49 | 36 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -23 | -28 | -47 | -37 | -12 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Guatemala City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 73 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -14 | -25 | -40 | -59 | -46 | -42 | -47 | -44 | -32 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 73 | 67 | 63 | 66 | 75 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -14 | -25 | -40 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guatemala City | 83 | 84 | 87 | 87 | 83 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -46 | -42 | -47 | -44 | -32 | -19 |
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. Guatemala City trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Guatemala City
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at LA Aurora, a weather station, about 7 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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