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Panama City vs Tusayan
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Panama City is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Panama City is the wetter, with 1107 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Panama City and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Panama City has hotter summers
Panama City: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Panama City has far milder winters
Panama City: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Panama City is much wetter
Panama City: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Panama City: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Panama City is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Panama City is the wetter — about 1107 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) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -10 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -6 | -12 | -18 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -21 | -17 | -10 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -6 | -12 | -18 | -25 |
Avg low (°C) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -21 | -14 | -15 | -19 | -25 | -30 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -19 | -25 | -30 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 211 | 232 | 170 | 178 | 206 | — | 226 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +4 | -44 | -196 | -223 | -121 | -124 | -172 | — | -208 | -67 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 22 | 19 | 23 | 62 | 211 | 232 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | +5 | +7 | +4 | -44 | -196 | -223 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 170 | 178 | 206 | — | 226 | 87 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -121 | -124 | -172 | — | -208 | -67 |
Cloud cover (%) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 49 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -9 | -27 | -47 | -57 | -35 | -39 | -52 | -52 | -43 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 49 | 51 | 54 | 68 | 84 | 85 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -9 | -27 | -47 | -57 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -35 | -39 | -52 | -52 | -43 | -14 |
Relative humidity (%) Panama City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -21 | -31 | -45 | -59 | -49 | -42 | -44 | -43 | -35 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 78 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 80 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -17 | -21 | -31 | -45 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama City | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -49 | -42 | -44 | -43 | -35 | -23 |
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. Panama City trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Panama City
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Tocumen Intl, a weather station, about 17 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.
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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