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Playa del Carmen vs Tusayan
Comparing Playa del Carmen change · Tusayan change
Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Playa del Carmen is the wetter, with 1058 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Playa del Carmen and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Playa del Carmen has hotter summers
Playa del Carmen: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Playa del Carmen has far milder winters
Playa del Carmen: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Playa del Carmen is much wetter
Playa del Carmen: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Playa del Carmen: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Playa del Carmen is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Playa del Carmen is the wetter — about 1058 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) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -17 | -15 | -11 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -20 | -17 | -15 | -11 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -8 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -18 | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 | -24 | -26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -22 | -22 | -21 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -12 | -12 | -17 | -22 | -24 | -26 |
Precipitation (mm) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -44 | -17 | -24 | -32 | -92 | -182 | -50 | -127 | -191 | -171 | -84 | -43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 71 | 43 | 50 | 50 | 108 | 191 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -44 | -17 | -24 | -32 | -92 | -182 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 99 | 180 | 225 | 204 | 102 | 63 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -50 | -127 | -191 | -171 | -84 | -43 |
Cloud cover (%) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -3 | -8 | -28 | -25 | -12 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Playa del Carmen runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -18 | -25 | -33 | -56 | -46 | -40 | -47 | -45 | -33 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 76 | 72 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 81 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -18 | -25 | -33 | -56 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playa del Carmen | 82 | 83 | 87 | 88 | 83 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -46 | -40 | -47 | -45 | -33 | -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. Playa del Carmen trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Playa del Carmen
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Victoria, about 28 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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