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Fes vs Tusayan
Comparing Fes change · Tusayan change
Fes is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Fes is the wetter, with 7 in 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 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Fes is the wetter — about 7 in 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 (°F) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -5 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 61 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 80 | 88 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -8 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 96 | 96 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -10 | -14 | -14 | -19 |
Avg low (°F) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -16 | -17 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 39 | 40 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 59 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -22 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 64 | 65 | 60 | 55 | 47 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -20 | -26 | -27 | -28 |
Precipitation (in) Fes runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 | +1.9 | +1.5 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -2 | -1.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.1 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -1.4 | -1.1 | -0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fes | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +1.9 | +1.5 | +0.3 | -0.7 | -2 | -1.7 |
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.