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San Juan vs Tusayan
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San Juan is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; San Juan is the wetter, with 1187 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between San Juan and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
San Juan has hotter summers
San Juan: Hot
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
San Juan has far milder winters
San Juan: Stays warm
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
San Juan is much wetter
San Juan: Wet
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
San Juan: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
San Juan is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
San Juan is the wetter — about 1187 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) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -17 | -14 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -7 | -13 | -18 | -22 |
Avg low (°C) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -22 | -16 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -30 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -32 | -31 | -29 | -27 | -25 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -21 | -27 | -30 | -33 |
Precipitation (mm) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 103 | 65 | 55 | 117 | 141 | 118 | 153 | 160 | 165 | 129 | 187 | 123 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -76 | -40 | -29 | -99 | -125 | -109 | -104 | -106 | -131 | -96 | -169 | -103 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 103 | 65 | 55 | 117 | 141 | 118 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -76 | -40 | -29 | -99 | -125 | -109 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 153 | 160 | 165 | 129 | 187 | 123 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -104 | -106 | -131 | -96 | -169 | -103 |
Cloud cover (%) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 64 | 61 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -30 | -36 | -11 | -13 | -30 | -28 | -22 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 56 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 64 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -11 | -15 | -30 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 61 | 59 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 55 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -30 | -28 | -22 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) San Juan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -25 | -34 | -43 | -54 | -42 | -36 | -40 | -38 | -30 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 78 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 78 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -25 | -34 | -43 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Juan | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -42 | -36 | -40 | -38 | -30 | -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. San Juan trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
San Juan
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at San Juan L M Marin Intl AP, a weather station, about 11 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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