Grand Canyon climate

Grand Canyon Weather in September

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Grand Canyon Np 2, 1 km from Grand Canyon

Average highs run from 80°F on September 1 to 71°F on September 30, and lows from 48°F to 39°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.50 in over about 6 wet days.

September day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Grand Canyon, in °F, with the record for each date.20406080100151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

September at a glance

Average high
76°F
Average low
44°F
Precipitation
1.50 in
Record high
95°FSep 6, 2020
Record low
20°FSep 25, 2017
Chance of a freeze
36%
Daylight
12 h 56 min to 11 h 50 min
Cloud cover
34%
Humidity
40%
Dew point
38°F
Wind
6.9 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Sep 180°F48°F92°F 201934°F 201026%0%
Sep 280°F47°F90°F 202236°F 201026%0%
Sep 380°F47°F92°F 202035°F 202025%0%
Sep 479°F47°F94°F 202034°F 199925%0%
Sep 579°F47°F94°F 202031°F 200424%0%
Sep 679°F47°F95°F 202035°F 200424%0%
Sep 779°F46°F93°F 202031°F 200123%0%
Sep 878°F46°F91°F 202131°F 200123%0%
Sep 978°F46°F88°F 202130°F 202022%0%
Sep 1078°F46°F88°F 202126°F 202022%0%
Sep 1178°F45°F85°F 201529°F 201021%0%
Sep 1277°F45°F86°F 202131°F 202021%0%
Sep 1377°F45°F86°F 200030°F 200520%0%
Sep 1477°F45°F87°F 200031°F 200520%0%
Sep 1576°F44°F86°F 200027°F 200519%0%
Sep 1676°F44°F85°F 200029°F 200619%0%
Sep 1776°F44°F87°F 200025°F 200619%
Sep 1875°F43°F85°F 201027°F 200518%
Sep 1975°F43°F86°F 201030°F 199618%
Sep 2075°F43°F84°F 200029°F 199617%
Sep 2174°F42°F82°F 200122°F 200617%
Sep 2274°F42°F83°F 200126°F 200617%
Sep 2373°F42°F84°F 200122°F 201717%
Sep 2473°F41°F86°F 202021°F 201716%
Sep 2573°F41°F86°F 202420°F 201716%
Sep 2672°F40°F85°F 202430°F 200316%
Sep 2772°F40°F87°F 202427°F 201316%
Sep 2871°F40°F88°F 201021°F 201316%
Sep 2971°F39°F88°F 202426°F 201315%
Sep 3071°F39°F88°F 201026°F 200715%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Grand Canyon, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (MST).

September 1
sunrise 6:00 AM, sunset 6:56 PM
September 30
sunrise 6:23 AM, sunset 6:13 PM

Every day of September: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00023596 (Grand Canyon Np 2), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00003195, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.