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Tusayan vs Montevideo
Comparing Tusayan change · Montevideo change
Montevideo is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Montevideo is the wetter, with 800 mm more rain a year, and Tusayan the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Montevideo, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Tusayan: Warm
Montevideo: Warm
Winters
Montevideo has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Montevideo: Cool
Rain & snow
Montevideo is much wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Montevideo: Wet
Sky
Tusayan is sunnier
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Montevideo: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Montevideo is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Montevideo is the wetter — about 800 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +13 | +6 | -3 | -12 | -14 | -11 | -6 | +3 | +12 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Montevideo | 29 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +13 | +6 | -3 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Montevideo | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -6 | +3 | +12 | +21 |
Avg low (°C) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +22 | +17 | +10 | +4 | -4 | -2 | +4 | +13 | +20 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Montevideo | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +22 | +17 | +10 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Montevideo | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +4 | +13 | +20 | +26 |
Precipitation (mm) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | +63 | +63 | +76 | +87 | +67 | +83 | +46 | +46 | +57 | +62 | +72 | +79 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Montevideo | 90 | 89 | 102 | 105 | 83 | 92 |
| Difference | +63 | +63 | +76 | +87 | +67 | +83 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Montevideo | 95 | 99 | 91 | 95 | 89 | 99 |
| Difference | +46 | +46 | +57 | +62 | +72 | +79 |
Cloud cover (%) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | — | +3 | +3 | +11 | +20 | +32 | +11 | +12 | +24 | +25 | +14 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Montevideo | 48 | 52 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 60 |
| Difference | — | +3 | +3 | +11 | +20 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Montevideo | 60 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 51 | 48 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +24 | +25 | +14 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +11 | +17 | +27 | +38 | +47 | +59 | +48 | +42 | +42 | +38 | +25 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Montevideo | 72 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | +11 | +17 | +27 | +38 | +47 | +59 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Montevideo | 85 | 84 | 82 | 80 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +48 | +42 | +42 | +38 | +25 | +12 |
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. Tusayan trends → · Montevideo trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Montevideo
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Carrasco Intl, a weather station, about 16 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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