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San Gimignano vs Tusayan
Comparing San Gimignano change · Tusayan change
San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; San Gimignano is the wetter, with 460 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San Gimignano and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Gimignano has hotter summers
San Gimignano: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
San Gimignano has far milder winters
San Gimignano: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
San Gimignano is much wetter
San Gimignano: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
San Gimignano: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Gimignano is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Gimignano is the wetter — about 460 mm 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 (°C) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 11 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 16 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 |
Avg low (°C) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -13 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 18 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -11 | -13 | -13 | -13 |
Precipitation (mm) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 25 | 36 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -31 | -38 | -35 | -49 | -48 | -36 | +24 | +17 | -33 | -72 | -97 | -62 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 64 | 61 | 67 | 63 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -31 | -38 | -35 | -49 | -48 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 25 | 36 | 67 | 105 | 115 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +24 | +17 | -33 | -72 | -97 | -62 |
Cloud cover (%) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -16 | -24 | -25 | -22 | +14 | +8 | -20 | -31 | -32 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 65 | 61 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -17 | -12 | -16 | -24 | -25 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 36 | 39 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 65 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +14 | +8 | -20 | -31 | -32 | -17 |
Relative humidity (%) San Gimignano runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -39 | -41 | -22 | -17 | -31 | -40 | -39 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 91 | 88 | 82 | 79 | 74 | 66 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -30 | -31 | -34 | -38 | -39 | -41 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Gimignano | 58 | 59 | 71 | 82 | 90 | 91 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -22 | -17 | -31 | -40 | -39 | -31 |
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. San Gimignano trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
San Gimignano
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Firenze_peretola, about 40 km from the city centre.
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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