Weather on March 17 at Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

AZSouthwest7,000 ft elevation
Avg High53°F
Avg Low24°F
Warmest202651°F
Coldest200825°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

March 17th in Grand Canyon National Park (via Flagstaff, AZ) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 53°F and lows near 24°F — a 29°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest March 17th was in 2026 (51°F average), while the coldest was 2008 (25°F) — a 26°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 20% of recorded March 17th dates, with snow falling 13% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 2.4"). Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.

Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.

Planning for March 17th in Grand Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202673°F29°F0"0"
202552°F28°F0"0"
202440°F18°F0"0"
202345°F21°F0"0.5"
202251°F20°F0"0"
202150°F18°F0"0"
202048°F36°F0"0"
201955°F22°F0"0"
201845°F27°F0.05"0.1"
201768°F30°F0"0"
201663°F20°F0"0"
201564°F30°F0"0"
201460°F26°F0"0"
201362°F28°F0"0"
201253°F28°F0.71"0"
201158°F36°F0"0"
201059°F19°F0"0"
200966°F24°F0"0"
200839°F11°F0.03"0.1"
200773°F27°F0"0"
200647°F22°F0"0"
200546°F24°F0"0"
200466°F23°F0"0"
200335°F30°F0.25"--
200238°F23°F0"--
200151°F20°F0"0"
200055°F26°F0"--
199945°F29°F0.53"--
199849°F35°F0.58"--
199759°F26°F0"--
199659°F37°F0"0"
199558°F29°F0.05"0"
199463°F33°F0"0"
199359°F29°F0"0"
199251°F27°F0"0"
199148°F3°F0"0"
199058°F17°F0"0"
198962°F34°F0"0"
198844°F20°F0"0"
198748°F27°F0"0"
198634°F23°F0.18"1.6"
198552°F23°F0"0"
198455°F25°F0"0"
198336°F25°F0.64"2.1"
198241°F29°F0"0"
198154°F28°F0"0"
198046°F19°F0"0"
197936°F19°F0.03"0.2"
197864°F19°F0"0"
197740°F24°F0.56"2.4"
197664°F25°F0"0"
197543°F10°F0"0"
197467°F30°F0"0"
197348°F12°F0"0"
197266°F16°F0"0"
197157°F26°F0"0"

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