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Cancún vs Tusayan
Comparing Cancún change · Tusayan change
Cancún is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Cancún is the wetter, with 1043 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cancún and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Cancún has much hotter summers
Cancún: Very hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Cancún has far milder winters
Cancún: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cancún is much wetter
Cancún: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Cancún: Fairly sunny
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cancún is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cancún is the wetter — about 1043 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) Cancún runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -19 | -17 | -12 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -14 | -18 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -19 | -17 | -12 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -5 | -7 | -9 | -14 | -18 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Cancún runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -16 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -30 | -29 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -31 |
Precipitation (mm) Cancún runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 104 | 59 | 39 | 42 | 87 | 184 | 67 | 102 | 182 | 277 | 131 | 97 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -76 | -34 | -13 | -24 | -72 | -175 | -18 | -49 | -148 | -244 | -114 | -77 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 104 | 59 | 39 | 42 | 87 | 184 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -76 | -34 | -13 | -24 | -72 | -175 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 67 | 102 | 182 | 277 | 131 | 97 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -18 | -49 | -148 | -244 | -114 | -77 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 51 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -3 | +8 | +8 | +3 | -7 | -28 | +3 | -3 | -23 | -24 | -14 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 51 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 44 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -3 | +8 | +8 | +3 | -7 | -28 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 47 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 51 | 49 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +3 | -3 | -23 | -24 | -14 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Cancún runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 76 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -24 | -32 | -39 | -56 | -44 | -37 | -42 | -40 | -29 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 76 | 75 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -18 | -24 | -32 | -39 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cancún | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 79 | 78 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -44 | -37 | -42 | -40 | -29 | -18 |
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. Cancún trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Cancún
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Cancun, about 3 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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