Tusayan climate

Tusayan Weather in May

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Canyon Np AP, 4 km from Tusayan

Average highs run from 65°F on May 1 to 77°F on May 31, and lows from 28°F to 34°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 0.61 in over about 4 wet days.

May day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Tusayan, in °F, with the record for each date.020406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
71°F
Average low
32°F
Precipitation
0.61 in
Snowfall
0.1 in
Record high
91°FMay 28, 2000
Record low
11°FMay 2, 2008
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
13 h 40 min to 14 h 26 min
Cloud cover
41%
Humidity
35%
Dew point
28°F
Wind
9.2 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
May 165°F28°F78°F 202012°F 201114%2%
May 265°F28°F81°F 200011°F 200814%2%
May 365°F29°F80°F 200015°F 200114%2%
May 466°F29°F81°F 200019°F 200113%2%
May 566°F29°F81°F 201720°F 200113%2%
May 666°F30°F83°F 202015°F 202413%2%
May 767°F30°F81°F 200921°F 201013%1%
May 867°F30°F84°F 201823°F 201413%1%
May 968°F30°F85°F 201820°F 200313%1%
May 1068°F31°F83°F 201816°F 200312%1%
May 1168°F31°F84°F 202619°F 199812%1%
May 1269°F31°F87°F 202614°F 200012%1%
May 1369°F31°F82°F 200620°F 201012%1%
May 1470°F31°F85°F 201322°F 201412%1%
May 1570°F32°F87°F 202222°F 199812%1%
May 1671°F32°F81°F 199724°F 199911%0%
May 1771°F32°F85°F 200922°F 199911%0%
May 1871°F32°F85°F 200923°F 201911%0%
May 1972°F32°F87°F 200821°F 202611%0%
May 2072°F33°F87°F 200821°F 202011%0%
May 2173°F33°F86°F 201223°F 200211%0%
May 2273°F33°F86°F 200019°F 200211%0%
May 2374°F33°F90°F 200015°F 202110%0%
May 2474°F33°F87°F 200021°F 202110%0%
May 2575°F33°F87°F 200120°F 201010%0%
May 2675°F34°F85°F 202221°F 199710%0%
May 2776°F34°F89°F 200320°F 201210%0%
May 2876°F34°F91°F 200024°F 20129%0%
May 2977°F34°F90°F 200022°F 20109%0%
May 3077°F34°F90°F 200222°F 20119%0%
May 3177°F34°F91°F 200221°F 20119%0%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Tusayan, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.0510151102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

May 1
sunrise 5:36 AM, sunset 7:16 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 7:39 PM

Every day of May: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USW00003195 (Grand Canyon Np AP), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003195, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.