Best time to visit Canyonlands National Park
March is the best balance at Canyonlands: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 59°F), with busy crowds. May is busiest, with about 120,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 42°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Canyonlands-the Needles, UT USC00421168
- Lat / lon
- 38.17, -109.76
- Elevation
- 4,906 ft
- From park center
- 9.8 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 42° | 49° | 59° | 67° | 77° | 89° | 95° | 92° | 84° | 70° | 55° | 42° | 68° |
| Low, °F | 17° | 23° | 30° | 36° | 46° | 56° | 63° | 61° | 51° | 38° | 26° | 18° | 39° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.3 |
| Snow, in | 2.0 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 3.0 | 11.2 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:46 | 10:42 | 11:50 | 13:08 | 14:13 | 14:49 | 14:35 | 13:39 | 12:23 | 11:08 | 10:03 | 9:31 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 8 | 16 | 75 | 106 | 120 | 89 | 70 | 64 | 102 | 95 | 40 | 20 | 805 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 17° | 0.4 | 2.0 | 9:46 | 7,800 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 49° | 23° | 0.6 | 2.4 | 10:42 | 16,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Marchbest | 59° | 30° | 0.6 | 2.2 | 11:50 | 75,000 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 67° | 36° | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13:08 | 106,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 77° | 46° | 0.7 | 0 | 14:13 | 120,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 89° | 56° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:49 | 89,000 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 95° | 63° | 0.9 | 0 | 14:35 | 70,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 92° | 61° | 1.0 | 0 | 13:39 | 64,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 84° | 51° | 0.8 | 0 | 12:23 | 102,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 70° | 38° | 1.1 | 0.1 | 11:08 | 95,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 55° | 26° | 0.6 | 1.2 | 10:03 | 40,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 42° | 18° | 0.6 | 3.0 | 9:31 | 20,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 68° | 39° | 8.3 | 11.2 | 805,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest July, average high 95°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 17°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 805,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Closures, reservations and alerts: Canyonlands National Park on nps.gov
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