Weather on April 17 at Grand Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park

AZSouthwest7,000 ft elevation
Avg High59°F
Avg Low28°F
Warmest199455°F
Coldest197627°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

April 17th in Grand Canyon National Park (via Flagstaff, AZ) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 59°F and lows near 28°F — a 31°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest April 17th was in 1994 (55°F average), while the coldest was 1976 (27°F) — a 28°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 11% of recorded April 17th dates, with snow falling 9% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 10"). The last decade has been 1.1°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.1°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

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

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202556°F39°F0"0"
202469°F30°F0"0"
202365°F31°F0"0"
202270°F25°F0"0"
202148°F25°F0"0"
202059°F25°F0"0"
201961°F36°F0"0"
201854°F32°F0"0"
201766°F29°F0"0"
201651°F32°F0"0"
201549°F18°F0.08"0.3"
201469°F27°F0"0"
201344°F26°F0"0"
201263°F27°F0"0"
201169°F36°F0"0"
201067°F26°F0"0"
200951°F15°F0"0"
200855°F21°F0"0"
200763°F26°F0"0"
200658°F37°F0"0"
200565°F28°F0"0"
200456°F31°F0.05"0"
200350°F26°F0"--
200257°F38°F0"--
200171°F26°F0"--
200063°F27°F0"--
199964°F29°F0"--
199848°F20°F0"--
199765°F25°F0.03"--
199658°F41°F0"0"
199533°F22°F0"0.5"
199473°F37°F0"0"
199366°F31°F0"0"
199267°F34°F0"0"
199160°F26°F0"0"
199056°F37°F0"0"
198973°F34°F0"0"
198836°F29°F2.41"10"
198774°F30°F0"0"
198648°F27°F0"0"
198564°F36°F0"0"
198470°F31°F0"0"
198365°F21°F0"0"
198262°F26°F0"0"
198169°F40°F0"0"
198070°F27°F0"0"
197960°F31°F0"0"
197852°F20°F0"0"
197771°F28°F0"0"
197636°F18°F0"0"
197536°F24°F1.02"3.9"
197470°F28°F0"0"
197350°F26°F0"0"
197257°F18°F0"0"
197156°F31°F0.38"1.3"

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