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Tulum vs Tusayan
Comparing Tulum change · Tusayan change
Tulum is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average; Tulum is the wetter, with 792 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tulum and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Tulum: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Tulum has far milder winters
Tulum: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Tulum is much wetter
Tulum: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Tulum: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tulum is the warmer of the two — about 18°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tulum is the wetter — about 792 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) Tulum runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -22 | -21 | -18 | -14 | -10 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -1 | -3 | -6 | -12 | -17 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) Tulum runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -19 | -13 | -13 | -18 | -23 | -26 | -30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -18 | -23 | -26 | -30 |
Precipitation (mm) Tulum runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 60 | 42 | 33 | 40 | 90 | 150 | 98 | 91 | 177 | 204 | 92 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -33 | -16 | -7 | -22 | -74 | -142 | -49 | -38 | -143 | -171 | -74 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 60 | 42 | 33 | 40 | 90 | 150 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -33 | -16 | -7 | -22 | -74 | -142 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 98 | 91 | 177 | 204 | 92 | 42 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -49 | -38 | -143 | -171 | -74 | -22 |
Cloud cover (%) Tulum runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 53 | 55 | 60 | 57 | 49 | 53 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -3 | -8 | -28 | -25 | -12 | -6 |
Relative humidity (%) Tulum runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulum | 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. Tulum trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Tulum
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from CONAGUA / SMN, Mexico's national weather service, measured at Tulum, about 2 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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