Weather on March 23 at Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

AZSouthwest7,000 ft elevation
Avg High53°F
Avg Low24°F
Warmest202653°F
Coldest197316°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 23rd 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 23rd was in 2026 (53°F average), while the coldest was 1973 (16°F) — a 37°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 23% of recorded March 23rd dates, with snow falling 18% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 7.2"). The last decade has been 2.2°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 2.2°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for March 23rd in Grand Canyon? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202674°F32°F0"0"
202561°F32°F0"0"
202452°F30°F0.13"0"
202338°F17°F0.36"1.6"
202257°F27°F0"0"
202133°F27°F0.76"4.4"
202042°F25°F0.71"0.2"
201953°F24°F0"0"
201856°F28°F0.18"0"
201736°F30°F1.91"7.2"
201651°F25°F0"0"
201561°F31°F0"0"
201459°F23°F0"0"
201347°F21°F0"0"
201256°F25°F0"0"
201147°F10°F0"0"
201050°F26°F0"0"
200941°F23°F0"0"
200855°F24°F0"0"
200744°F29°F0.43"0"
200650°F19°F0"0"
200543°F31°F0.64"2.1"
200464°F33°F0"0"
200360°F27°F0"--
200251°F36°F0"--
200161°F26°F0"0"
200051°F19°F0"--
199953°F19°F0"--
199866°F28°F0"--
199759°F25°F0"--
199645°F24°F0"0"
199550°F26°F0.33"0.6"
199452°F33°F0"0"
199366°F26°F0"0"
199247°F28°F0.76"2"
199148°F10°F0"0"
199067°F29°F0"0"
198962°F25°F0"0"
198863°F24°F0"0"
198740°F12°F0"0"
198663°F24°F0"0"
198560°F16°F0"0"
198454°F17°F0"0"
198342°F28°F0.56"2.1"
198255°F18°F0"0"
198160°F28°F0"0"
198043°F25°F0.33"1.4"
197947°F16°F0"0"
197856°F29°F0"0"
197758°F22°F0"0"
197662°F26°F0"0"
197540°F13°F0"0"
197455°F25°F0"0"
197332°F-1°F0.46"3"
197258°F28°F0"0"
197165°F29°F0"0"

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