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Saint Andrews vs Tusayan
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Saint Andrews and Tusayan have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Saint Andrews is the wetter, with 385 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Saint Andrews and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has far hotter summers
Saint Andrews: Mild
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Saint Andrews has much milder winters
Saint Andrews: Chilly
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Saint Andrews is wetter
Saint Andrews: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is far sunnier
Saint Andrews: Often grey
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Saint Andrews and Tusayan run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Saint Andrews is the wetter — about 385 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) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +8 | +5 | +3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +3 | +5 | +8 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 7 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +8 | +5 | +3 | — |
Avg low (°C) Saint Andrews runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -3 | -6 | -9 | -11 |
Precipitation (mm) Saint Andrews runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 61 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 62 | 64 | 80 | 53 | 81 | 67 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -34 | -19 | -20 | -25 | -35 | -53 | -15 | -27 | -19 | -48 | -49 | -41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 61 | 45 | 46 | 43 | 51 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -34 | -19 | -20 | -25 | -35 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 64 | 80 | 53 | 81 | 67 | 61 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -15 | -27 | -19 | -48 | -49 | -41 |
Cloud cover (%) Saint Andrews runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -32 | -36 | -37 | -54 | -29 | -32 | -44 | -46 | -41 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 77 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 82 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -32 | -36 | -37 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 79 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -29 | -32 | -44 | -46 | -41 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Saint Andrews runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -41 | -46 | -49 | -59 | -48 | -43 | -48 | -49 | -44 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 94 | 92 | 90 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -41 | -46 | -49 | -59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Andrews | 84 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 94 | 95 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -48 | -43 | -48 | -49 | -44 | -35 |
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. Saint Andrews trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Saint Andrews
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Leuchars, a weather station, about 6 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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