Weather on January 1 at Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

AZSouthwest7,000 ft elevation
Avg High40°F
Avg Low15°F
Warmest198141°F
Coldest20116°F

Based on 56 years of data from Flagstaff, AZ

Elevation Note: Grand Canyon sits at 7,000 ft. Expect temperatures 25°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Flagstaff, AZ at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

January 1st in Grand Canyon National Park (via Flagstaff, AZ) typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 40°F and lows near 15°F — a 25°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 1st was in 1981 (41°F average), while the coldest was 2011 (6°F) — a 35°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 18% of recorded January 1st dates, with snow falling 14% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 9.4"). The last decade has been 4.5°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 4.5°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 1st in Grand Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202643°F37°F0.71"0"
202553°F15°F0"0"
202444°F17°F0"0"
202340°F28°F4.14"9.4"
202231°F-2°F0.33"2.3"
202140°F15°F0"0"
202041°F6°F0"0"
201920°F-3°F0"0"
201858°F15°F0"0"
201733°F31°F1.37"3.8"
201632°F13°F0"0"
201528°F11°F0.43"3.2"
201449°F24°F0"0"
201330°F-1°F0"0"
201252°F18°F0"0"
201131°F-19°F0"0"
201042°F5°F0"0"
200952°F18°F0"0"
200829°F15°F0"0"
200740°F19°F0"0"
200647°F23°F0"0"
200537°F28°F0"0"
200434°F23°F0"--
200337°F9°F0"--
200236°F22°F0"--
200152°F17°F0"0"
200032°F26°F0.53"--
199950°F20°F0"--
199853°F25°F0"--
199756°F25°F0"--
199643°F26°F0"0"
199532°F17°F0"0"
199451°F21°F0"0"
199348°F22°F0"0"
199234°F18°F0"0"
199142°F-1°F0"0"
199045°F5°F0"0"
198942°F-1°F0"0"
198829°F10°F0"0"
198751°F16°F0"0"
198650°F20°F0"0"
198535°F5°F0"0"
198440°F27°F0"0"
198333°F-6°F0"0"
198237°F33°F2.34"9.4"
198161°F22°F0"0"
198039°F12°F0"0"
197918°F7°F0"0"
197848°F24°F0"0"
197732°F21°F0"0"
197626°F-10°F0"0"
197523°F11°F0.41"2.5"
197431°F16°F1.35"5.3"
197320°F9°F0.1"0.4"
197244°F10°F0"0"
197146°F15°F0"0"

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