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Steamboat Springs vs Tusayan
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Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Steamboat Springs is the wetter, with 279 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Steamboat Springs and Tusayan, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Steamboat Springs: Warm
Tusayan: Warm
Winters
Tusayan has much milder winters
Steamboat Springs: Bitterly cold
Tusayan: Very cold
Rain & snow
Steamboat Springs is wetter
Steamboat Springs: Moderate rainfall
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Steamboat Springs: Partly cloudy
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Steamboat Springs is the wetter — about 279 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | -2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 6 | -1 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +6 | +4 | +4 | +4 | +2 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | -2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 24 |
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Difference | +9 | +7 | +6 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 28 | 27 | 23 | 15 | 6 | -1 |
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +8 |
Avg low (°C) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | -16 | -14 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -4 | -9 | -15 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +2 | — | -1 | — | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | -16 | -14 | -9 | -4 | 0 | 4 |
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +2 | — | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 7 | 6 | 2 | -4 | -9 | -15 |
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +2 | +4 |
Precipitation (mm) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 62 | 52 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 39 | 39 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | -35 | -26 | -13 | -44 | -45 | -30 | +10 | +7 | -23 | -22 | -29 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 62 | 52 | 39 | 62 | 60 | 39 |
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Difference | -35 | -26 | -13 | -44 | -45 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 39 | 46 | 56 | 55 | 47 | 51 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Difference | +10 | +7 | -23 | -22 | -29 | -31 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 107 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 88 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 107 | 80 | 44 | 33 | 6 | 1 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 55 | 88 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -20 | -28 | -28 | -20 | -2 | -8 | -15 | -21 | -22 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 61 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 65 | 48 |
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -20 | -28 | -28 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 51 | 54 | 47 | 52 | 59 | 62 |
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Difference | -2 | -8 | -15 | -21 | -22 | -15 |
Relative humidity (%) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -36 | -40 | -38 | -31 | -30 | -29 | -15 | -9 | -13 | -20 | -28 | -33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 97 | 97 | 87 | 72 | 65 | 54 |
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Difference | -36 | -40 | -38 | -31 | -30 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 51 | 52 | 53 | 62 | 78 | 93 |
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Difference | -15 | -9 | -13 | -20 | -28 | -33 |
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. Steamboat Springs trends → · Tusayan trends →
Methodology & sources
Steamboat Springs
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Steamboat Springs, a weather station, inside the city. 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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