Home › Compare › Tusayan vs Montevideo
Tusayan vs Montevideo
Comparing Tusayan change · Montevideo change
Montevideo is the warmer of the two — about 16°F on the annual average; Montevideo is the wetter, with 32 in 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 16°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Montevideo is the wetter — about 32 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Montevideo | 83 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 62 | 60 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 81 |
| Difference | +39 | +35 | +24 | +12 | -5 | -22 | -26 | -19 | -11 | +5 | +22 | +37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Montevideo | 83 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 67 | 62 |
| Difference | +39 | +35 | +24 | +12 | -5 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Montevideo | 60 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 76 | 81 |
| Difference | -26 | -19 | -11 | +5 | +22 | +37 |
Avg low (°F) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Montevideo | 64 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 44 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 |
| Difference | +49 | +47 | +40 | +30 | +19 | +6 | -6 | -3 | +8 | +24 | +36 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Montevideo | 64 | 63 | 61 | 55 | 50 | 44 |
| Difference | +49 | +47 | +40 | +30 | +19 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Montevideo | 42 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 61 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +8 | +24 | +36 | +47 |
Precipitation (in) Montevideo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Montevideo | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.5 | +3 | +3.4 | +2.7 | +3.3 | +1.8 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +3.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Montevideo | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +2.5 | +3 | +3.4 | +2.7 | +3.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Montevideo | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +3.1 |
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.
← change Tusayan · change Montevideo → · Tusayan page · Montevideo page