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Steamboat Springs vs Tusayan
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Tusayan is the warmer of the two — about 6°F on the annual average; Steamboat Springs is the wetter, with 11 in 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 6°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Steamboat Springs is the wetter — about 11 in 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 (°F) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 76 | 83 | 81 | 73 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +10 | +7 | +7 | +7 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +11 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 29 | 34 | 44 | 54 | 65 | 76 |
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Difference | +16 | +13 | +10 | +7 | +7 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 83 | 81 | 73 | 59 | 43 | 30 |
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | +4 | +6 | +11 | +14 |
Avg low (°F) Tusayan runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 | 45 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +4 | -1 | -2 | -1 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +3 | +4 | +8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 4 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 38 |
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Difference | +11 | +9 | +4 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 45 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +5 | +3 | +4 | +8 |
Precipitation (in) Steamboat Springs runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.2 | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 2.4 | 2 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.4 | -1 | -0.5 | -1.7 | -1.8 | -1.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2 |
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Difference | +0.4 | +0.3 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.2 | -1.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 42.1 | 31.3 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 21.8 | 34.7 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 42.1 | 31.3 | 17.3 | 13.1 | 2.4 | 0.3 |
| Tusayan | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Springs | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 21.8 | 34.7 |
| 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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