Weather information for the Canyon de Chelly NM area is provided below. Average temperatures, climate details and current forecasts are included.
At an elevation of 5000-6000 feet Canyon De Chelly National Monument experiences a high desert climate with extreme daily temperature changes (40 degree swing is not uncommon). In the summer, there are regularly 100+ temperatures and it is always below freezing on winter nights. Canyon De Chelly lies in the path of the summer monsoon storms, and the late summer afternoons often experience isolated thunderstorms.
Average high and low temperatures by month and average precipitation are listed below:
| Month | Avg. High |
Avg. Low |
Avg. Precip. |
| January | 43° F | 16° F | 0.7 in |
| February | 51° F | 22° F | 0.6 in |
| March | 59° F | 27° F | 0.7 in |
| April | 68° F | 34° F | 0.5 in |
| May | 77° F | 42° F | 0.5 in |
| June | 87° F | 50° F | 0.3 in |
| July | 91° F | 58° F | 1.3 in |
| August | 88° F | 57° F | 1.4 in |
| September | 82° F | 49° F | 0.9 in |
| October | 70° F | 36° F | 1.1 in |
| November | 56° F | 27° F | 0.9 in |
| December | 45° F | 17° F | 0.7 in |
