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Grand Canyon Seasonal Climate

Weather can have a great impact on your Grand Canyon experience. When planning your visit consider the following historical weather data to know what to expect.

Grand Canyon Airport, Arizona

Month
Average high
Average low
Warmest on record
Coldest on record
Average precipitation
Average snowfall
JAN.
41
18
68
-22
1.5
15.8
FEB.
45
21
65
-17
1.6
12.6
MARCH
51
25
74
-7
1.4
9.7
APRIL
60
32
81
9
0.9
3.2
MAY
70
39
89
10
0.6
1.6
JUNE
81
46
98
26
0.4
Trace
JULY
84
54
98
35
1.9
Trace
AUG.
81
53
96
35
2.3
Trace
SEPT.
76
47
93
22
1.6
Trace
OCT.
65
36
82
13
1.2
0.9
NOV.
52
27
78
-1
0.9
5.3
DEC.
43
20
70
-14
1.7
12.5

Latitude: 35 degrees, 57 minutes north Longitude: 112 degrees, 8 minutes west Elevation: 6,611 feet

Other areas in Grand Canyon park

 
North Rim
Inner Gorge
Month
Average high
Average low
Average precip
Average high
Average low
Average precip
JAN.
37
16
3.2
56
36
0.7
FEB.
39
18
3.2
62
42
0.8
MARCH
44
21
2.6
71
48
0.8
APRIL
53
29
1.7
82
56
0.5
MAY
62
34
1.2
92
63
0.4
JUNE
73
40
0.9
101
72
0.3
JULY
77
46
1.9
106
78
0.8
AUG.
75
45
2.8
103
75
1.4
SEPT.
69
39
2.0
97
69
1.0
OCT.
59
31
1.4
84
58
0.6
NOV.
46
24
1.5
68
46
0.4
DEC.
40
20
2.8
57
37
0.9

Source: U.S. National Climatic Data Center, Asheville, N.C.