Best time to visit Capitol Reef National Park
March and April are the best balance at Capitol Reef: mild and dry for the park (average highs 57° to 65°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. May is busiest, with about 208,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 41°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Capitol Reef NP, UT USC00421171
- Lat / lon
- 38.29, -111.26
- Elevation
- 5,500 ft
- From park center
- 10.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 41° | 47° | 57° | 65° | 74° | 86° | 91° | 88° | 80° | 66° | 51° | 40° | 65° |
| Low, °F | 21° | 26° | 34° | 39° | 48° | 58° | 65° | 63° | 55° | 43° | 30° | 21° | 42° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 7.9 |
| Snow, in | 3.8 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 10.9 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:47 | 10:43 | 11:50 | 13:08 | 14:13 | 14:48 | 14:34 | 13:38 | 12:23 | 11:08 | 10:03 | 9:31 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 16 | 20 | 89 | 151 | 208 | 173 | 121 | 109 | 186 | 183 | 66 | 37 | 1,360 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 21° | 0.6 | 3.8 | 9:47 | 16,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 47° | 26° | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10:43 | 20,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Marchbest | 57° | 34° | 0.5 | 1.7 | 11:50 | 89,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Aprilbest | 65° | 39° | 0.5 | 0.2 | 13:08 | 151,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 74° | 48° | 0.7 | 0 | 14:13 | 208,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 86° | 58° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:48 | 173,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 91° | 65° | 1.0 | 0 | 14:34 | 121,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 88° | 63° | 1.1 | 0 | 13:38 | 109,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| September | 80° | 55° | 0.9 | 0 | 12:23 | 186,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 66° | 43° | 0.9 | 0 | 11:08 | 183,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 51° | 30° | 0.5 | 1.5 | 10:03 | 66,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 40° | 21° | 0.4 | 2.2 | 9:31 | 37,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 65° | 42° | 7.9 | 10.9 | 1,360,000 | |||
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 91°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 21°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 1,360,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Closures, reservations and alerts: Capitol Reef National Park on nps.gov
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