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Fes vs Tusayan
Comparing Fes change · Tusayan change
Fes is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Fes is the wetter, with 173 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Fes and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Fes has much hotter summers
Fes: Very hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Fes has far milder winters
Fes: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Fes is wetter
Fes: Fairly dry
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Fes: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Fes is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fes is the wetter — about 173 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 16 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 35 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 20 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -10 |
Avg low (°C) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 | -9 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -14 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -16 |
Precipitation (mm) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 55 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 68 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -33 | -36 | -29 | -2 | +48 | +38 | +8 | -17 | -50 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 55 | 55 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 11 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -28 | -29 | -33 | -36 | -29 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 1 | 16 | 26 | 50 | 68 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +48 | +38 | +8 | -17 | -50 | -43 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | -6 | -11 | -13 | -8 | +17 | +10 | -9 | -13 | -9 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 50 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | +4 | +3 | -6 | -11 | -13 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 32 | 37 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 44 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +17 | +10 | -9 | -13 | -9 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 51 | 39 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -8 | -12 | -18 | -25 | -25 | -26 | -3 | +5 | -8 | -13 | -14 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 70 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -8 | -12 | -18 | -25 | -25 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 39 | 37 | 48 | 56 | 64 | 70 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -3 | +5 | -8 | -13 | -14 | -9 |
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. Fes trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Fes
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Saiss, a weather station, about 12 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.