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Mérida vs Tusayan
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Mérida is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Mérida is the wetter, with 706 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Mérida and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Mérida has much hotter summers
Mérida: Very hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Mérida has far milder winters
Mérida: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Mérida is much wetter
Mérida: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Mérida: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Mérida is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Mérida is the wetter — about 706 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) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 | -5 | -6 | -10 | -14 | -19 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 30 | 32 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -21 | -19 | -14 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -5 | -6 | -10 | -14 | -19 | -23 |
Avg low (°C) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -18 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 | -26 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -27 | -26 | -24 | -24 | -22 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 | -26 | -28 |
Precipitation (mm) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 33 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 67 | 169 | 138 | 145 | 175 | 136 | 56 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -6 | — | +5 | -15 | -52 | -160 | -89 | -92 | -141 | -103 | -38 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 33 | 26 | 21 | 33 | 67 | 169 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -6 | — | +5 | -15 | -52 | -160 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 138 | 145 | 175 | 136 | 56 | 35 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -89 | -92 | -141 | -103 | -38 | -16 |
Cloud cover (%) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -2 | +5 | +6 | — | -14 | -35 | -7 | -10 | -27 | -20 | -7 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 50 | 44 | 40 | 41 | 51 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -2 | +5 | +6 | — | -14 | -35 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 57 | 56 | 60 | 52 | 44 | 50 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -27 | -20 | -7 | -2 |
Relative humidity (%) Mérida runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 70 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -16 | -25 | -49 | -41 | -37 | -44 | -41 | -26 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 70 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 60 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -8 | -8 | -10 | -16 | -25 | -49 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mérida | 77 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 74 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -41 | -37 | -44 | -41 | -26 | -13 |
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. Mérida trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Mérida
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Merida (conagua), about 4 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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