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Akumal vs Tusayan

Aw Tropical savanna (dry winter)Csb Warm-summer Mediterranean

Comparing Akumal change · Tusayan change

Bottom line

Akumal is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average; Akumal is the wetter, with 31 in more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.

Warmer Akumal 32°F on the year

Wetter Akumal 31 in more a year

Sunnier Tusayan 11 pp less cloud

Colder winters Tusayan 52°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Akumal and Tusayan, in everyday terms.

Summers

Summers are nearly the same

Akumal: Hot
Tusayan: Warm

Winters

Akumal has far milder winters

Akumal: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold

Rain & snow

Akumal is much wetter

Akumal: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry

Sky

Tusayan is sunnier

Akumal: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Akumal is the warmer of the two — about 32°F on the annual average.

Precipitation

Akumal is the wetter — about 31 in more across the year.

Clear skies

Tusayan has the clearer skies — the higher line.

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Akumal runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	84	85	87	87	89	88	89	88	88	87	86	84
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	-39	-38	-32	-26	-17	-5	-3	-5	-11	-21	-31	-40

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Akumal	84	85	87	87	89	88
Tusayan	45	47	55	61	71	83
Difference	-39	-38	-32	-26	-17	-5

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	89	88	88	87	86	84
Tusayan	86	83	77	66	54	44
Difference	-3	-5	-11	-21	-31	-40

Avg low (°F) Akumal runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	65	66	69	71	71	73	72	72	72	70	67	66
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-50	-50	-48	-46	-40	-35	-23	-24	-32	-41	-47	-53

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Akumal	65	66	69	71	71	73
Tusayan	14	16	21	25	31	38
Difference	-50	-50	-48	-46	-40	-35

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	72	72	72	70	67	66
Tusayan	49	48	40	29	20	13
Difference	-23	-24	-32	-41	-47	-53

Precipitation (in) Akumal runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	2.4	1.6	1.3	1.6	3.5	5.9	3.9	3.6	7	8	3.6	1.7
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-1.3	-0.6	-0.3	-0.9	-2.9	-5.6	-1.9	-1.5	-5.6	-6.7	-2.9	-0.9

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Akumal	2.4	1.6	1.3	1.6	3.5	5.9
Tusayan	1.1	1	1	0.7	0.6	0.4
Difference	-1.3	-0.6	-0.3	-0.9	-2.9	-5.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	3.9	3.6	7	8	3.6	1.7
Tusayan	1.9	2.1	1.3	1.3	0.7	0.8
Difference	-1.9	-1.5	-5.6	-6.7	-2.9	-0.9

Cloud cover (%) Akumal runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	54	47	41	41	49	59	53	55	60	57	49	53
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-6	+2	+5	-1	-12	-32	-3	-8	-28	-25	-12	-6

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Akumal	54	47	41	41	49	59
Tusayan	48	49	46	41	37	27
Difference	-6	+2	+5	-1	-12	-32

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	53	55	60	57	49	53
Tusayan	50	46	32	32	37	48
Difference	-3	-8	-28	-25	-12	-6

Relative humidity (%) Akumal runs higher most of the year

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	76	74	71	72	74	82	83	83	85	86	82	79
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-15	-16	-22	-31	-39	-57	-46	-40	-45	-44	-32	-19

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Akumal	76	74	71	72	74	82
Tusayan	61	57	49	41	35	25
Difference	-15	-16	-22	-31	-39	-57

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Akumal	83	83	85	86	82	79
Tusayan	37	43	40	42	50	60
Difference	-46	-40	-45	-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. Akumal trends → · Tusayan trends →

Methodology & sources

Akumal

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Tulum, about 24 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.

How we build these numbers →

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