Northern Arizona (Sedona, Grand Canyon...etc) Summer Question

Not sure how much my experience will help, but I'll throw out the data point. Did the Utah parks, Zion and Bryce Canyon around the summer solstice a few years ago. Gets you about 16 hours of sunlight going at that time, which was awesome but also quite warm. Drove down to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon one day and the thermometer on the vehicle ranged from 100 degrees in Utah to about 40 approaching the Grand Canyon. Fantastic trip. Even with the heat of Utah, the dry air allowed for the temps to be very comfortable, even crisp in the early morning hour.

Just came back, I know its not the Summer but I can tell you from going from Southern Utah, into Northern AZ, then middle of AZ.... it was interesting to watch the temp changes with the kiddos.

In a day we saw below 30, above 80, around 70, then back in the 50s...

It was fun and interesting for the kids/

I would imagine in the Summer time it won't be as dramatic, but at the same time I would imagine early Summer you can likely get away with different variations of temps.

Plan accordingly and do the tougher hikes early and late, avoid the mid day stuff...


****Rec if not too hot. We stayed at Wander Camp about 15 min South of the Grand Canyon Entrance....It was a fun and neat experience. Was not bad at all, the beds were comfortable and you are going to see the most stars you've ever seen before.

Hiked Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon and then kayaked the Colorado River starting at the Glen Canyon Dam to Lees Ferry. We then kayaked Lake Powell the next day in late May/early June last year and the weather was warm but very tolerable. We camped at the Lees Ferry Campground on the trip and it was incredibly windy .