Grand Canyon - Tusayan weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · small town · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Grand Canyon - Tusayan is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 99/100), with May and September close behind. Grand Canyon - Tusayan averages about 3,647 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 7 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,647
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 99/100
- Rain / year
- 314 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈43 cm
- Midday UV at peak
- 11 (extreme)
- Population
- 70k
- Elevation
- 1,999 m
When is the best time to visit Grand Canyon - Tusayan?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Grand Canyon - Tusayan is June, then May and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 31 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Grand Canyon - Tusayan?
Grand Canyon - Tusayan is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,647 hours of sunshine a year. 99 Sunshine Score points separate June (99) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #19 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 314 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 31 mm | 3 |
| February | 0 | 7° / 45°F | -5° / 23°F | 28 mm | 5 |
| March | 40 | 13° / 55°F | -2° / 28°F | 21 mm | 7 |
| April | 73 | 17° / 63°F | 1° / 34°F | 15 mm | 9 |
| May | 98 | 23° / 73°F | 6° / 43°F | 13 mm | 10 |
| June | 99 | 30° / 86°F | 12° / 54°F | 7 mm | 11 |
| July | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 16° / 61°F | 45 mm | 10 |
| August | 91 | 29° / 84°F | 15° / 59°F | 50 mm | 10 |
| September | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 11° / 52°F | 29 mm | 9 |
| October | 79 | 18° / 64°F | 4° / 39°F | 26 mm | 6 |
| November | 24 | 11° / 52°F | -3° / 27°F | 20 mm | 4 |
| December | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -6° / 21°F | 29 mm | 3 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Boulder City United States · 244 km · best in Apr · 3,837 h sun/yr
- Las Vegas United States · 271 km · best in Apr · 3,742 h sun/yr
- Phoenix United States · 280 km · best in Apr · 3,833 h sun/yr
- Mesa United States · 297 km · best in Apr · 3,778 h sun/yr
- Tucson United States · 441 km · best in Apr · 3,726 h sun/yr
- Palm Springs United States · 462 km · best in Apr · 3,777 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Flagstaff United States · 100 km · 3,666 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Page United States · 125 km · 3,711 h sun/yr · best in Apr
- Prescott United States · 147 km · 3,728 h sun/yr · best in May
- St George United States · 171 km · 3,575 h sun/yr · best in May
- Cedar City United States · 212 km · 3,577 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
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