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Best Time for Arizona: Phoenix, Verde Valley & Sedona

Last updated: 2026-09-23

Preferred months for this journey: March, April, May. Check the seasonal notes before choosing your dates.

Red-rock hiking in kind temperatures, Oak Creek swimming as it warms, and Jerome's cliff-hung saloons between — spring and fall are Arizona's gift seasons.
Phoenix bakes at 43°C while Sedona runs ten degrees kinder and Oak Creek's swimming holes earn pilgrimage status — dawn trails, water afternoons.

Month	Low	High	Rain	Daylight
January	−1.0°C	12.3°C	41 mm	9.9 h	❄
February	−0.0°C	13.9°C	42 mm	10.7 h	❄
March	3.1°C	18.6°C	28 mm	11.7 h	❄
April	6.2°C	22.7°C	13 mm	12.9 h
May	11.2°C	28.2°C	10 mm	13.8 h
June	17.2°C	34.6°C	4 mm	14.3 h
July	20.5°C	35.0°C	54 mm	14.1 h
August	19.6°C	33.8°C	53 mm	13.3 h
September	15.9°C	31.1°C	31 mm	12.2 h
October	9.3°C	24.6°C	24 mm	11.1 h
November	3.4°C	17.9°C	27 mm	10.1 h	❄
December	−1.2°C	11.7°C	42 mm	9.7 h	❄