Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Grand Canyon Village features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between 2 °C (36 °F) and 26 °C (80 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -17 °C (2 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 293 mm (11.5 inches) and receives 51 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Grand Canyon Village enjoys an average of 3622 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 44 minutes to 14 hours 33 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Grand Canyon Village are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 24 to 26 °C (76 - 80 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 2 to 3 °C (36 - 38 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Grand Canyon Village experiences 121 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 89 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 17°C (63°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 38°C (102°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 18°C (64°F) |
Mean maximum | 14°C (57°F) | 17°C (62°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (60°F) |
Average high | 8°C (46°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 9°C (48°F) |
Daily mean | 2°C (36°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 26°C (80°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Average low | -3°C (26°F) | -2°C (28°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (44°F) | 1°C (35°F) | -3°C (27°F) |
Mean minimum | -13°C (9°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 3°C (37°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 15°C (58°F) | 7°C (45°F) | -1°C (30°F) | -6°C (21°F) | -9°C (16°F) |
Minimum | -17°C (2°F) | -16°C (4°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (34°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 3°C (37°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -8°C (17°F) | -16°C (4°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, United States with other places around the world.
Grand Canyon Village usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 7 rainy days and 44 mm (1.7 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Grand Canyon Village are April, June and September. On average, 10 mm (0.4 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40 (1.6) | 43 (1.7) | 48 (1.9) | 13 (0.5) | 18 (0.7) | 3 (0.1) | 24 (1.0) | 15 (0.6) | 14 (0.5) | 23 (0.9) | 19 (0.8) | 33 (1.3) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 6 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
The sunniest months in Grand Canyon Village are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 12 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Grand Canyon Village: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 5 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 181 | 234 | 294 | 330 | 372 | 379 | 370 | 356 | 321 | 293 | 258 | 229 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 10h 0m | 10h 52m | 11h 59m | 13h 7m | 14h 5m | 14h 33m | 14h 17m | 13h 26m | 12h 21m | 11h 13m | 10h 14m | 9h 44m |
Grand Canyon Village experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, June and July, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Grand Canyon Village UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |