Grand Canyon, USA
desert climate · nature · high crowds · mid prices
Grand Canyon sits in dry, desert-edge country in USA, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the April peak reaches a 99/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 24°C — a solid base for an outdoors-led escape.
Across a typical year, afternoon temperatures swing between 10°C (January) and 38°C (July). The wet–dry contrast is modest: 28% rain-day odds in March against 4% in June. Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through April–October.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 37°C against winter's 12°C, while rain-day odds move from 19% in winter and 16% in spring to 11% in summer and 11% through autumn. Spring wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, April buys you 24°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Grand Canyon
The best month on record is April — a 99/100 sun score, built on 34% cloud cover and 10% rain-day odds — followed by May and October. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: March–June and September–November all score 70 or better. The month to avoid on pure weather odds is January (59/100).
Among the desert destinations in our catalog, its April rain odds beat 25% of the field.
Month-by-month breakdown for Grand Canyon → · More destinations for April →
Right now the 16-day outlook shows 7 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and one day with real rain risk, with temperatures between 10°C and 26°C — which is how Grand Canyon earns its current 90/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 8,532 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 8,447 km | ~11 h | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 8,247 km | ~10 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 8,571 km | ~11 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 8,811 km | ~11 h 30 | Find flights → |
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 28 Oct | 26° / 13° | 10% | 0% |
| Thu 29 Oct | 26° / 11° | 84% | 1% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 25° / 13° | 95% | 39% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 20° / 13° | 96% | 14% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 16° / 12° | 94% | 86% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 19° / 10° | 7% | 14% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 21° / 10° | 5% | 0% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 21° / 12° | 35% | 7% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 21° / 11° | 36% | 4% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 20° / 12° | 94% | 10% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 21° / 14° | 67% | 15% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 22° / 14° | 22% | 11% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 22° / 14° | 67% | 9% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 22° / 12° | 64% | 2% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 22° / 12° | 49% | 8% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 21° / 11° | 0% | 7% |
Grand Canyon climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (April highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9.9° / 0.2° | 47.6% | 21.3% | 59 |
| February | 13.3° / 2.3° | 39.2% | 18.6% | 62 |
| March | 17.7° / 5.5° | 47.2% | 27.8% | 77 |
| April | 24.4° / 10.3° | 34.2% | 10.3% | 99 |
| May | 29.1° / 14.8° | 28.7% | 9.7% | 99 |
| June | 36.5° / 21.5° | 21.6% | 4% | 70 |
| July | 37.9° / 24.2° | 38% | 11.3% | 69 |
| August | 35.9° / 22.9° | 33.7% | 16.5% | 69 |
| September | 32.1° / 18.7° | 20.8% | 10.7% | 91 |
| October | 24.9° / 12.2° | 22.1% | 10.8% | 95 |
| November | 17.8° / 6.4° | 32.1% | 12.3% | 81 |
| December | 12° / 2.6° | 45.1% | 16.6% | 60 |
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