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Tusayan vs Cape Town
Comparing Tusayan change · Cape Town change
Cape Town is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Cape Town is the wetter, with 7 in 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 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Cape Town is the wetter — about 7 in 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 (°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 |
| Cape Town | 82 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Difference | +37 | +36 | +26 | +15 | -1 | -17 | -21 | -17 | -8 | +8 | +22 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 45 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 71 | 83 |
| Cape Town | 82 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 71 | 66 |
| Difference | +37 | +36 | +26 | +15 | -1 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 86 | 83 | 77 | 66 | 54 | 44 |
| Cape Town | 65 | 66 | 68 | 74 | 76 | 80 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -8 | +8 | +22 | +36 |
Avg low (°F) Cape Town 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 |
| Cape Town | 62 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +47 | +45 | +38 | +28 | +18 | +7 | -5 | -3 | +8 | +23 | +35 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 14 | 16 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 38 |
| Cape Town | 62 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 45 |
| Difference | +47 | +45 | +38 | +28 | +18 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 49 | 48 | 40 | 29 | 20 | 13 |
| Cape Town | 44 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | +8 | +23 | +35 | +46 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through 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 |
| Cape Town | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +1.6 | +2.6 | +3.2 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | — | -0.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Cape Town | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Difference | -0.8 | -0.4 | -0.3 | +1.6 | +2.6 | +3.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tusayan | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Cape Town | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Difference | +1.2 | +0.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | — | -0.3 |
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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