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Cusco vs Tusayan
Comparing Cusco change · Tusayan change
Cusco is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Cusco is the wetter, with 338 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cusco and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Cusco: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Cusco has much milder winters
Cusco: Cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Cusco is wetter
Cusco: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Cusco: Often cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cusco is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cusco is the wetter — about 338 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +7 | +9 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -10 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -13 | -12 | -8 | -5 | +1 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +3 | -3 | -10 | -14 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -2 | +4 | +11 | +9 | +1 | -7 | -13 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -13 | -8 | -2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +1 | -7 | -13 | -17 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 146 | 126 | 97 | 33 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 71 | 115 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -118 | -101 | -71 | -15 | +9 | +5 | +45 | +48 | +19 | -11 | -53 | -95 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 146 | 126 | 97 | 33 | 6 | 4 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -118 | -101 | -71 | -15 | +9 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 4 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 71 | 115 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +45 | +48 | +19 | -11 | -53 | -95 |
Cloud cover (%) Cusco runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 85 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 45 | 44 | 49 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -37 | -29 | -15 | -17 | +5 | -3 | -28 | -41 | -40 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 85 | 86 | 83 | 70 | 52 | 45 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -37 | -29 | -15 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 44 | 49 | 60 | 72 | 77 | 83 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | +5 | -3 | -28 | -41 | -40 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) Cusco runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 82 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -21 | -27 | -36 | -42 | -46 | -52 | -38 | -29 | -32 | -32 | -25 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 82 | 84 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 77 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -21 | -27 | -36 | -42 | -46 | -52 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cusco | 74 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -38 | -29 | -32 | -32 | -25 | -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. Cusco trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Cusco
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Granja Kayra, about 10 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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