Best time to visit Grand Canyon National Park
April, May and October are the best balance at Grand Canyon: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 70°F), with very busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 518,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 44°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Grand Canyon NP 2, AZ USC00023596
- Lat / lon
- 36.05, -112.15
- Elevation
- 6,785 ft
- From park center
- 19.6 mi
- Second station
- Phantom Rch, AZ 2,530 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 44° | 46° | 54° | 61° | 70° | 82° | 85° | 82° | 76° | 65° | 53° | 43° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 19° | 21° | 25° | 29° | 36° | 43° | 50° | 50° | 44° | 33° | 25° | 18° | 33° |
| High at 2,530 ft, °F | 57° | 63° | 73° | 81° | 91° | 102° | 104° | 101° | 95° | 82° | 68° | 56° | 81° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 15.4 |
| Snow, in | 12.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 8.0 | 43.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:56 | 10:48 | 11:51 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 14:37 | 14:24 | 13:32 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:11 | 9:42 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 167 | 183 | 360 | 466 | 517 | 486 | 518 | 485 | 436 | 443 | 321 | 312 | 4,695 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 2,530 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 19° | 57° | 1.8 | 12.9 | 9:56 | 167,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 46° | 21° | 63° | 1.2 | 7.8 | 10:48 | 183,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 54° | 25° | 73° | 1.9 | 8.1 | 11:51 | 360,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 61° | 29° | 81° | 0.6 | 2.8 | 13:04 | 466,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 70° | 36° | 91° | 0.4 | 0.1 | 14:04 | 517,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 82° | 43° | 102° | 0.2 | 0 | 14:37 | 486,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 85° | 50° | 104° | 2.3 | 0 | 14:24 | 518,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 50° | 101° | 2.2 | 0 | 13:32 | 485,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 76° | 44° | 95° | 1.5 | 0 | 12:22 | 436,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Octoberbest | 65° | 33° | 82° | 1.2 | 1.1 | 11:12 | 443,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| November | 53° | 25° | 68° | 0.8 | 2.2 | 10:11 | 321,000 | Busy | Cool |
| December | 43° | 18° | 56° | 1.3 | 8.0 | 9:42 | 312,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 33° | 81° | 15.4 | 43.0 | 4,695,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 85°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 18°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 4,695,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Phantom Rch, AZ, sits at 2,530 ft, against 6,785 ft for Grand Canyon NP 2, AZ. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Grand Canyon National Park on nps.gov
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