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Weather on December 22 at Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

AZSouthwest7,000 ft elevation
Avg High42°F
Avg Low18°F
Warmest201446°F
Coldest19904°F

Based on 55 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

December 22nd in Grand Canyon National Park (via Flagstaff, AZ) typically brings chilly winter weather, with average highs around 42°F and lows near 18°F. Over 55 years of records, the warmest December 22nd was in 2014 (46°F average), while the coldest was 1990 (4°F) — a 42°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 29% of recorded December 22nd dates, with snow falling 15% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 4.9"). The last decade has been 7.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 7.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 22nd in Grand Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202562°F25°F0"0"
202461°F21°F0"0"
202338°F27°F0.45"0"
202253°F20°F0"0"
202153°F21°F0"0"
202049°F18°F0"0"
201950°F19°F0"0"
201853°F21°F0"0"
201744°F6°F0"0"
201643°F33°F1.48"0"
201533°F25°F0.04"0"
201454°F38°F0"0"
201342°F8°F0"0"
201244°F16°F0"0"
201124°F17°F0"0"
201046°F33°F1.01"1.1"
200935°F24°F0.17"4.9"
200833°F23°F0.23"4"
200736°F8°F0"0"
200633°F16°F0.06"0.9"
200559°F24°F0"0"
200431°F9°F0"0"
200341°F16°F0"--
200227°F-2°F0.03"--
200137°F11°F0"3"
200053°F24°F0"0"
199934°F21°F0"--
199837°F14°F0"--
199732°F27°F0.46"--
199639°F30°F0.01"--
199533°F8°F0"0"
199445°F19°F0"0"
199339°F12°F0"0"
199243°F4°F0"0"
199139°F22°F0.08"1.1"
199021°F-14°F0"0"
198950°F10°F0"0"
198836°F5°F0"0"
198745°F15°F0"0"
198642°F20°F0"0"
198557°F16°F0"0"
198436°F-4°F0"0"
198336°F29°F0.04"0.3"
198239°F33°F0.6"0"
198138°F17°F0"0"
198058°F28°F0"0"
197931°F16°F0.25"2.9"
197845°F7°F0"0"
197743°F25°F0.03"0"
197648°F3°F0"0"
197531°F25°F0"0"
197442°F22°F0"0"
197336°F20°F0"0"
197244°F18°F0"0"
197136°F23°F0.38"0"

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