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Tusayan vs Road Town
Comparing Tusayan change · Road Town change
Road Town is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Road Town is the wetter, with 706 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Road Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Road Town has hotter summers
Tusayan: Warm
Road Town: Hot
Winters
Road Town has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Road Town: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Road Town is much wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Road Town: Wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Road Town: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Road Town is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Road Town is the wetter — about 706 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Road Town runs higher most of 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 |
| Road Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +17 | +14 | +9 | +3 | +2 | +4 | +7 | +13 | +18 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Road Town | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +17 | +14 | +9 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Road Town | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +2 | +4 | +7 | +13 | +18 | +23 |
Avg low (°C) Road Town 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 |
| Road Town | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +29 | +28 | +26 | +23 | +17 | +17 | +22 | +27 | +31 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Road Town | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Difference | +32 | +31 | +29 | +28 | +26 | +23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Road Town | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +22 | +27 | +31 | +34 |
Precipitation (mm) Road Town 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 |
| Road Town | 58 | 50 | 45 | 59 | 79 | 62 | 78 | 107 | 124 | 140 | 155 | 77 |
| Difference | +31 | +24 | +19 | +41 | +64 | +53 | +29 | +54 | +90 | +107 | +137 | +57 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Road Town | 58 | 50 | 45 | 59 | 79 | 62 |
| Difference | +31 | +24 | +19 | +41 | +64 | +53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Road Town | 78 | 107 | 124 | 140 | 155 | 77 |
| Difference | +29 | +54 | +90 | +107 | +137 | +57 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Road Town | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 53 | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +18 | +26 | -2 | -2 | +19 | +17 | +10 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Road Town | 38 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 55 | 53 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -7 | -1 | +18 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Road Town | 47 | 45 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 41 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | +19 | +17 | +10 | -7 |
Relative humidity (%) Road Town 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 |
| Road Town | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +26 | +36 | +44 | +54 | +42 | +36 | +38 | +36 | +27 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Road Town | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | +14 | +18 | +26 | +36 | +44 | +54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Road Town | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 76 |
| Difference | +42 | +36 | +38 | +36 | +27 | +16 |
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 → · Road Town 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.
Road Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at Cyril E King AP, a weather station, about 39 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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