Sedona per diem ratesArizona · FY 2027
Sedona’s March to April peak of $282 a night is the 23rd highest monthly cap in the continental U.S., between Santa Monica (CA) and Santa Barbara (CA). No other Arizona area has a higher full-year average lodging cap; next comes Tucson ($167). GSA splits Sedona’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas.
Sedona among the 295
Nationally, Sedona is 27th of 295 by full-year average, between Vero Beach (FL, $213) and Silverthorne / Breckenridge (CO, $208). Arizona, area by area.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October to December | $220 | 92 |
| January to February | $172 | 59 |
| March to April | $282 | 61 |
| May to August | $189 | 123 |
| September | $220 | 30 |
Four days in March
Monday, March 1, 2027, to Thursday: up to $1,168, three nights at the March cap plus $322 M&IE. Starting January 4 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $838.
Meals and incidentals are paid at the top tier, which 33 areas share. No other Arizona area has a meal rate as high as $92. Weighted by days, the cap sits 87.8% above the standard rate over the year.
Sedona since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Sedona’s full-year average has grown 23%; ranked by that growth, Sedona sits between Deadwood / Spearfish (SD) and Hot Springs (SD). Against FY 2026, Sedona’s full-year average rose 3.4%, between Pontiac / Auburn Hills (MI) and Minneapolis / St. Paul (MN) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Sedona ranked 31st of 293 by full-year average, between Mill Valley / San Rafael / Novato (CA) and San Diego (CA). Along the way: up 38.5% in FY 2023, up 0.2% in FY 2024, down 14.2% in FY 2025.