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Grand Canyon National Park in June

Busy1.3× average month · best-time score 57/100

June at Grand Canyon National Park averages a daytime high near 82°F and an overnight low around 43°F, with about 0.2" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 1.3× the park's average month, which makes June a busy month here.

Average low
43°F
Average high
82°F

Range across the year: 18°F to 85°F

Precipitation
0.2 in
Daylight
14.4 hours

Roughly 11% of the park's yearly visitors come in June: about 587,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

That makes June the 3rd-busiest of the park's twelve months, sitting between the July peak (1.5×) and the January low (0.4×).

On our Best Time to Visit score June rates 57/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is September: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 63°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 4 miles from the park.

June falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 35% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.4 hours of daylight in June to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 4,430,653 recreation visits, down 9.9% from 4,919,163 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 22.4%, so June may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How June compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
May70°F / 36°F1.2× Busy48 Fair
June82°F / 43°F1.3× Busy57 Fair
July85°F / 50°F1.5× Busy53 Fair

All twelve months at Grand Canyon, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

June averages a daytime high near 82°F and an overnight low around 43°F at Grand Canyon National Park, with about 0.2 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 4 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

June is busy at Grand Canyon National Park (about 1.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 57/100. Our recommended month is September.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. June sits at about 1.3× the park's average, or 11% of annual visitation.

A typical June sees about 587,000 recreation visits at Grand Canyon National Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.