Grand Canyon National Park Climate Summary

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Grand Canyon National Park Climate

North Rim

South Rim

Phantom Ranch/Inner Canyon

Supai

Tuweep/Toroweap

Lees Ferry

Grand Canyon National Park Climate

Because of the vast ranges of altitude and terrain, the Grand Canyon has many climate zones. It is said that hiking from the North Rim to the bottom of the Grand Canyon is equivalent to hiking from southern Canada to northern Mexico. The charts below will help those planning a trip to the Grand Canyon to have a good idea of what to expect in each area.

North Rim

Weather and climate data for the North Rim, elevation 8410 feet. *National Weather Service Data 1948-2006.

MONTH	AVE HIGH	AVE LOW	REC HIGH	REC LOW	AVE PRECIP (in)
JAN	38	17	64	-18	3.89
FEB	40	18	64	-23	3.18
MAR	45	22	66	-4	3.39
APR	53	28	74	3	1.53
MAY	62	34	85	12	.87
JUN	73	40	89	22	.59
JUL	78	47	92	27	1.90
AUG	75	46	90	24	2.58
SEP	69	40	88	22	1.66
OCT	58	31	82	6	1.58
NOV	46	22	66	-2	1.62
DEC	40	18	68	-22	2.45

South Rim

Weather and climate data for the South Rim, elevation 6980 feet. *National Weather Service Data 1903-2006.

MONTH	AVE HIGH	AVE LOW	REC HIGH	REC LOW	AVE PRECIP (in)
JAN	42	18	71	-20	1.44
FEB	46	21	69	-20	1.47
MAR	51	24	75	-7	1.59
APR	60	30	82	8	.95
MAY	70	37	92	10	.61
JUN	81	45	98	25	.46
JUL	85	52	101	31	1.76
AUG	82	51	96	30	2.15
SEP	76	45	93	24	1.38
OCT	64	35	83	3	1.25
NOV	52	26	78	-6	1.10
DEC	44	19	70	-20	1.42

Phantom Ranch/Inner Canyon

Weather and climate data for the Inner Canyon /Phantom Ranch, located at the bottom of the Grand Canyon at an elevation of 2490 feet. *National Weather Service Data 1948-2006.

MONTH	AVE HIGH	AVE LOW	REC HIGH	REC LOW	AVE PRECIP (in)
JAN	57	37	81	17	.86
FEB	64	41	91	21	.77
MAR	72	47	93	25	.87
APR	83	55	106	28	.51
MAY	92	63	111	42	.35
JUN	102	72	119	50	.29
JUL	106	77	120	60	.88
AUG	103	74	120	58	1.48
SEP	97	68	114	48	.87
OCT	85	58	103	39	.80
NOV	68	46	87	19	.61
DEC	57	37	77	12	.73

Supai

Weather and climate data for Supai, elevation 3210 feet and located in the southwestern section of Grand Canyon. *National Weather Service Data 1956-1987.

MONTH	AVE HIGH	AVE LOW	REC HIGH	REC LOW	AVE PRECIP (in)
JAN	53	28	73	-1	.61
FEB	61	33	80	5	.63
MAR	68	38	90	13	.88
APR	76	44	96	23	.38
MAY	86	52	104	24	.41
JUN	96	61	112	36	.26
JUL	100	66	116	41	1.24
AUG	97	64	110	42	1.42
SEP	90	57	105	34	.65
OCT	78	46	97	19	.61
NOV	64	36	80	11	.72
DEC	54	29	70	-4	.75

Tuweep/Toroweap

Weather and climate data for the Toroweap/Tuweep, elevation 4780 feet, and located on the northern rim of the western section of the Grand Canyon. *National Weather Service Data 1948-1985.

MONTH	AVE HIGH	AVE LOW	REC HIGH	REC LOW	AVE PRECIP (in)
JAN	49	28	72	0	1.16
FEB	55	30	75	8	.88
MAR	59	33	84	12	1.25
APR	69	40	92	19	.60
MAY	79	48	98	28	.53
JUN	90	58	108	37	.46
JUL	94	65	108	48	1.49
AUG	92	63	105	47	1.80
SEP	85	56	104	34	.90
OCT	74	46	94	15	.81
NOV	60	35	80	11	.94
DEC	51	28	73	2	1.33

Lees Ferry

Weather and climate data for the Lees Ferry, elevation 3140 feet, and located at the upper terminus of Marble Canyon in the northeastern section of Grand Canyon National Park. *National Weather Service Data 1916-1985.

MONTH	AVE HIGH	AVE LOW	REC HIGH	REC LOW	AVE PRECIP (in)
JAN	49	27	73	3	.41
FEB	57	32	82	6	.46
MAR	67	39	91	15	.50
APR	77	47	99	24	.40
MAY	88	56	111	34	.31
JUN	99	65	116	39	.20
JUL	103	72	119	54	.77
AUG	100	70	114	52	1.04
SEP	92	61	110	42	.59
OCT	78	49	99	28	.67
NOV	61	36	84	6	.45
DEC	49	28	75	2	.42