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Tusayan vs Cape Town
Comparing Tusayan change · Cape Town change
Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Cape Town is the wetter, with 180 mm more rain a year, and Cape Town the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tusayan and Cape Town, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tusayan has hotter summers
Tusayan: Warm
Cape Town: Warm
Winters
Cape Town has far milder winters
Tusayan: Very cold
Cape Town: Cool
Rain & snow
Cape Town is wetter
Tusayan: Fairly dry
Cape Town: Fairly dry
Sky
Cape Town is sunnier
Tusayan: Fairly sunny
Cape Town: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cape Town is the wetter — about 180 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +14 | +8 | — | -9 | -12 | -9 | -5 | +4 | +12 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 28 |
| Cape Town | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +14 | +8 | — | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 30 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| Cape Town | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 27 |
| Difference | -12 | -9 | -5 | +4 | +12 | +20 |
Avg low (°C) Cape 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 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +21 | +16 | +10 | +4 | -3 | -2 | +4 | +13 | +20 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | -10 | -9 | -6 | -4 | -1 | 3 |
| Cape Town | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 |
| Difference | +26 | +25 | +21 | +16 | +10 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 9 | 9 | 4 | -2 | -7 | -10 |
| Cape Town | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | +4 | +13 | +20 | +26 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | -21 | -10 | -8 | +40 | +65 | +81 | +30 | +5 | -3 | +8 | +1 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 27 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 9 |
| Cape Town | 6 | 16 | 18 | 57 | 81 | 90 |
| Difference | -21 | -10 | -8 | +40 | +65 | +81 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 18 | 20 |
| Cape Town | 79 | 59 | 31 | 41 | 19 | 12 |
| Difference | +30 | +5 | -3 | +8 | +1 | -8 |
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 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -18 | -8 | +3 | +15 | -11 | -4 | +10 | +5 | -1 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 48 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 27 |
| Cape Town | 26 | 26 | 28 | 33 | 41 | 42 |
| Difference | -23 | -23 | -18 | -8 | +3 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 50 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 37 | 48 |
| Cape Town | 38 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 30 |
| Difference | -11 | -4 | +10 | +5 | -1 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Cape 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 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | +4 | +9 | +19 | +30 | +41 | +55 | +45 | +40 | +40 | +33 | +20 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 61 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 35 | 25 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 71 | 76 | 80 |
| Difference | +4 | +9 | +19 | +30 | +41 | +55 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 37 | 43 | 40 | 42 | 50 | 60 |
| Cape Town | 82 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 67 |
| Difference | +45 | +40 | +40 | +33 | +20 | +7 |
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 → · Cape 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.
Cape Town
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Cape Town Intl, a weather station, about 17 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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