North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Sedona

Mid Apr–Late May, Early Oct–Mid Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 25.3°C, with 0.8 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Sedona
Photo: Terrydarc (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Sedona season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 55.2)Mid Jan: Good (season score 64.1)Late Jan: Okay (season score 54.7)Early Feb: Good (season score 65.7)Mid Feb: Good (season score 67.6)Late Feb: Okay (season score 54.0)Early Mar: Great (season score 71.5)Mid Mar: Great (season score 77.1)Late Mar: Great (season score 85.2)Early Apr: Great (season score 84.8)Mid Apr: Best (season score 100.0)Late Apr: Best (season score 97.4)Early May: Best (season score 99.3)Mid May: Best (season score 90.9)Late May: Best (season score 88.1)Early Jun: Good (season score 67.1)Mid Jun: Good (season score 58.7)Late Jun: Fair (season score 35.1)Early Jul: Off-season (season score 14.8)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 2.7)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 15.4)Mid Aug: Avoid (season score 13.4)Late Aug: Off-season (season score 25.3)Early Sep: Okay (season score 44.8)Mid Sep: Great (season score 77.1)Late Sep: Great (season score 82.6)Early Oct: Best (season score 91.4)Mid Oct: Best (season score 98.2)Late Oct: Best (season score 95.4)Early Nov: Best (season score 92.2)Mid Nov: Best (season score 91.9)Late Nov: Great (season score 74.3)Early Dec: Good (season score 71.3)Mid Dec: Good (season score 63.2)Late Dec: Okay (season score 51.2)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
JanuaryGood14.2°C1.344.4%
FebruaryGood15.7°C1.545.6%
MarchGreat19.3°C1.541.0%
AprilBest23.4°C0.833.3%
MayBest28.6°C0.626.3%
JuneOkay34.4°C0.321.2%
JulyAvoid35.8°C2.050.0%
AugustOff-season34.6°C2.347.3%
SeptemberGood31.4°C1.330.5%
OctoberBest25.9°C1.027.1%
NovemberBest19.4°C1.033.1%
DecemberGood14.4°C1.143.8%

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: SEDONA(5 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

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