North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Grand Canyon

Mid May–Late Jun, Mid Sep–Mid Oct is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.5°C, with 0.9 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Grand Canyon
Photo: Lennart Sikkema (CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Grand Canyon season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Avoid (season score 0.4)Mid Jan: Avoid (season score 11.1)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 5.7)Early Feb: Avoid (season score 11.2)Mid Feb: Avoid (season score 9.7)Late Feb: Avoid (season score 0.0)Early Mar: Off-season (season score 17.8)Mid Mar: Fair (season score 38.0)Late Mar: Fair (season score 40.9)Early Apr: Okay (season score 45.4)Mid Apr: Good (season score 60.0)Late Apr: Good (season score 68.8)Early May: Great (season score 80.6)Mid May: Best (season score 86.8)Late May: Best (season score 92.3)Early Jun: Best (season score 96.9)Mid Jun: Best (season score 100.0)Late Jun: Best (season score 92.9)Early Jul: Great (season score 80.2)Mid Jul: Good (season score 64.1)Late Jul: Good (season score 66.1)Early Aug: Great (season score 78.4)Mid Aug: Great (season score 77.8)Late Aug: Great (season score 84.5)Early Sep: Great (season score 85.6)Mid Sep: Best (season score 96.8)Late Sep: Best (season score 99.0)Early Oct: Best (season score 89.5)Mid Oct: Best (season score 88.1)Late Oct: Good (season score 67.9)Early Nov: Good (season score 64.9)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 54.3)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 27.8)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 24.3)Mid Dec: Avoid (season score 9.7)Late Dec: Avoid (season score 1.1)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryAvoid6.8°C1.349.5%
FebruaryAvoid8.3°C1.751.3%
MarchFair12.3°C1.547.9%
AprilGood16.5°C1.042.8%
MayBest21.9°C0.838.4%
JuneBest28.5°C0.629.1%
JulyGood30.3°C2.348.6%
AugustGreat28.5°C2.346.5%
SeptemberBest25.0°C1.631.8%
OctoberGreat18.8°C1.131.9%
NovemberOkay12.5°C0.938.6%
DecemberAvoid7.3°C1.249.6%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: GRAND CANYON NP AP(12 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.