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Sedona

Hot and mostly dry from June to September; cool and mostly dry from December to March.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years34.9°N1,395 m above the sea
  1. Jan53°12°29°-2°Rain on about one day a week.
  2. Feb56°13°30°-1°Rain on about two days a week.
  3. Mar61°16°34°1°Rain on about two days a week.
  4. Apr70°21°40°4°Rain on about one day a week.
  5. May80°27°50°10°Rain on about one day a week.
  6. Jun92°33°60°16°Rain on fewer than one day a week.
  7. Jul94°34°65°18°Rain on about two days a week.
  8. Aug91°33°64°18°Rain on about two days a week.
  9. Sep87°31°59°15°Rain on about one day a week.
  10. Oct78°26°50°10°Rain on about one day a week.
  11. Nov65°18°39°4°Rain on about one day a week.
  12. Dec54°12°30°-1°Rain on about one day a week.
Each month: its typical high and low, and dots for wet days a week. Tap a month to open it.The best months

The hot season runs from June to September, with highs near 91°F and nights near 62°F. From December to March, highs are nearer 56°F. Rain and snow come in two spells, from February to March and from July to August. May to June is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.The hot season runs from June to September, with highs near 33°C and nights near 17°C. From December to March, highs are nearer 13°C. Rain and snow come in two spells, from February to March and from July to August. May to June is the driest stretch, with rain on about one day a week. Daylight runs from about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

Where Sedona sits

America/Phoenix
this place
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Latitude
34.9°Nnorthern hemisphere
Above the sea
1,395 mupland
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Nearest of ours
Morristown110 km south-west

The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in January, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in February, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in March, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in April, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in May, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in June, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in July, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in August, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in September, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in October, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer.The land around Sedona, shaded by its typical high in December, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Through the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs from 53°F in January to 94°F in July.Highs from 12°C in January to 34°C in July.

Chance of a wet day

Wettest in August (32% of days), driest in June (4%).

Cloud cover

Clearest in June (19% cover), cloudiest in January (42%).

Daylight

From 9h 51m in December to 14h 27m in June.

Week by week, lightly smoothed. Shading marks the seasons; the olive line, the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Month by month

°F°C
Sedona, month by month: the typical high and low, wet days a week, cloud cover and daylight.
MonthTypical low to highWet days a weekCloudDaylight
JanuaryCool season
29°-2°53°12°
1 day42%10h 06m
FebruaryCool season
30°-1°56°13°
2 days40%10h 52m
MarchCool season
34°1°61°16°
2 days39%11h 55m
April
40°4°70°21°
1 day31%13h 02m
MayAt its best
50°10°80°27°
1 day28%13h 59m
JuneHot season
60°16°92°33°
no days19%14h 27m
JulyHot season
65°18°94°34°
2 days37%14h 14m
AugustHot season
64°18°91°33°
2 days38%13h 25m
SeptemberHot season
59°15°87°31°
1 day22%12h 19m
OctoberAt its best
50°10°78°26°
1 day23%11h 13m
November
39°4°65°18°
1 day32%10h 17m
DecemberCool season
30°-1°54°12°
1 day40%9h 51m

When is the best time to visit Sedona?

The best months are May, or October: highs near 79°F, nights near 50°F, and rain on about one day a week.The best months are May, or October: highs near 26°C, nights near 10°C, and rain on about one day a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

Questions

What is the warmest month in Sedona?

July, with highs near 94°F and lows near 65°F. The coolest is January, with highs near 53°F.July, with highs near 34°C and lows near 18°C. The coolest is January, with highs near 12°C.

When does it rain most in Sedona?

August, with rain on about two days a week. June is the driest, with rain on fewer than one day a week.

How long are the days in Sedona?

From about 10 hours in December to 14½ hours in June.

When are the skies clearest in Sedona?

June, when cloud covers about 19% of the sky on average. January is the cloudiest, at about 42%.

Places with a year like Sedona's

by their highs, lows and wet days

Their highs, lows, wet days and cloud run closest to Sedona's through the year, one place a country. “Six months apart”: their winter is Sedona's summer.

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Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Sedona. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,395 m) against the climate model's (1,580 m).Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match, and both highs and lows are adjusted for the town's height (1,395 m) against the climate model's (1,580 m). Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.