Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Grand Canyon Village is drier than 93% of U.S. towns: 15 inches of precipitation a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 20°. A year here swings 66° from midwinter lows to midsummer highs. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about June 1, with the first autumn frost due around October 3.
A year in Grand Canyon Village at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Grand Canyon Village’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Grand Canyon Village’s place in Arizona beside it.
What a year in Grand Canyon Village feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 123 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 1 and the first by October 3. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ, 0.6 miles from the town’s center, 210 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Grand Canyon Village’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −2°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 43 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 15 inches a year; August is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 64 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Grand Canyon Village
97% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ.
Living with Grand Canyon Village’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
123 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by Jun 1 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 3.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, August and September. 57 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Grand Canyon Village from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (52%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 8%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Grand Canyon Village and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Grand Canyon Village yet.
Climates most like Grand Canyon Village’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Canyon Village, AZ | 20° | 85° | 15" | 43" |
| Los Alamos, NM | 19° | 85° | 15" | 42" |
| Missoula, MT | 18° | 86° | 14" | 43" |
| Klamath Falls, OR | 22° | 86° | 14" | 52" |
| Cimarron Hills, CO | 18° | 85° | 17" | 33" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Grand Canyon Village averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.7°).
A bigger shift than in 75% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Grand Canyon Village compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Grand Canyon Village’s place among Arizona’s.
Grand Canyon Village weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Grand Canyon Village’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 20° | 1.6" | 12.9" | 6 | 27° – 38° |
| February | 47° | 22° | 1.7" | 7.8" | 6 | 28° – 40° |
| March | 54° | 27° | 1.5" | 8.1" | 6 | 34° – 46° |
| April | 60° | 31° | 0.8" | 2.8" | 4 | 41° – 51° |
| May | 70° | 39° | 0.6" | 0.1" | 3 | 47° – 60° |
| June | 82° | 47° | 0.3" | 0.0" | 2 | 59° – 69° |
| July | 85° | 54° | 1.8" | 0.0" | 7 | 67° – 73° |
| August | 82° | 53° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 10 | 65° – 74° |
| September | 76° | 47° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 58° – 64° |
| October | 65° | 36° | 1.2" | 1.1" | 5 | 46° – 56° |
| November | 53° | 27° | 0.8" | 2.2" | 4 | 33° – 46° |
| December | 44° | 19° | 1.1" | 8.0" | 6 | 26° – 35° |
| Year | 63° | 35° | 15.0" | 43.0" | 64 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 33° to 46°. July is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Where Grand Canyon Village’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Grand Canyon Village’s center.
- Snow: Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ, 0.6 miles from the town’s center, 210 ft higher; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Grand Canyon Village’s climate
What is the weather like in Grand Canyon Village?
A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 43 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 59% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 50% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Grand Canyon Village in winter?
December nights average 19°. About 189 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 26°.
How much snow does Grand Canyon Village get?
About 43 inches in a normal winter at Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ, most of it in January.
How hot does it get in Grand Canyon Village?
July, with a typical high of 85° and a low of 54°. About 19 days a year reach 90° (Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ).
When is the first and last frost in Grand Canyon Village?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by June 1 and the first fall frost by October 3, about 123 frost-free days, at Grand Canyon Np 2, AZ.
What growing zone is Grand Canyon Village in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −2°.
What is the best time of year to visit Grand Canyon Village?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June, August and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Grand Canyon Village getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 75% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Grand Canyon Village.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.