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Flagstaff is not a hot place at all. In fact, in the summer, it is sometimes listed as having one of the the coolest temperatures in the country.
Flagstaff is not a hot place at all. In fact, in the summer, it is sometimes listed as having one of the the coolest temperatures in the country.
When I lived in Santa Fe, I worked at Eddie Bauer part-time. We sold a lot of jackets in transition months and even summer to tourists that thought the weather would be the same as it would be in Phoenix. Even if it was warm during the day, those 35-40℉ temperature drops at night really hit hard that first night or two.High altitude will do that. I look at a place like southwest Utah, where the two most visited places are Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park. They're at similar latitudes, but Bryce Canyon is maybe 2500 ft higher elevation and is really, really cool. Or even when I was at the entrance to Haleakala National Park where there were people who looked like they came from the beach and were feeling really cold at the entrance at about 7000 ft elevation.
When I lived in Santa Fe, I worked at Eddie Bauer part-time. We sold a lot of jackets in transition months and even summer to tourists that thought the weather would be the same as it would be in Phoenix. Even if it was warm during the day, those 35-40℉ temperature drops at night really hit hard that first night or two.
I've driven through snow flurries in southwestern Colorado on Labor Day weekend.
OKAY total fail here. I picked a trip and wound up choosing roundtrip GA - Flagstaff in late December. I was so excited, spoke with a lady on the phone who helped get me and the kids into two separate roomettes next to eachother. Booked the hotel, and then went to call the car rental company to see if she'd pick us up from the hotel, and that's when she said "If the roads are in good condition, yes."
OH NO!! What have I done?? LOL
I thought I had done all my research top to bottom, completely thorough, how did I miss the fact that Flagstaff AZ gets snow and enough snow to hinder our possible trip to the Grand Canyon? It's too late now regardless, hotel is non refundable, and we're only staying 2 nights anyway. One way or another I want to be able to get to the Canyon though, but I suppose if we have to hunker in a hotel it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.
Has anyone been to Flagstaff in late December (20th-22nd to be specific) that can give advice about the weather?
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