Best time to visit El Morro National Monument
April and May are the best balance at El Morro National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 64° to 72°F), with very busy crowds. May is busiest, with about 6,600 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 44°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- El Morro Natl Mon, NM USC00292785
- Lat / lon
- 35.04, -108.35
- Elevation
- 7,223 ft
- From park center
- 0.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 44° | 47° | 55° | 64° | 72° | 83° | 85° | 82° | 77° | 66° | 54° | 44° | 64° |
| Low, °F | 14° | 19° | 23° | 28° | 35° | 43° | 51° | 50° | 43° | 31° | 21° | 14° | 31° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 13.9 |
| Snow, in | 11.0 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 38.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:02 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:18 | 13:28 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:17 | 9:49 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 54 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 14° | 1.0 | 11.0 | 10:02 | 2,300 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 47° | 19° | 0.8 | 7.4 | 10:52 | 2,600 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 55° | 23° | 1.0 | 5.4 | 11:52 | 4,300 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 64° | 28° | 0.7 | 2.1 | 13:01 | 5,900 | Very busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 72° | 35° | 0.7 | 0.4 | 13:59 | 6,600 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 83° | 43° | 0.5 | 0 | 14:30 | 5,500 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 85° | 51° | 2.3 | 0 | 14:18 | 5,300 | Busy | Hot |
| August | 82° | 50° | 2.7 | 0 | 13:28 | 5,300 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 77° | 43° | 1.4 | 0 | 12:21 | 6,100 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 66° | 31° | 1.0 | 1.7 | 11:14 | 4,800 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 54° | 21° | 0.8 | 4.1 | 10:17 | 2,600 | Moderate | Cool |
| December | 44° | 14° | 1.0 | 5.9 | 9:49 | 2,700 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 64° | 31° | 13.9 | 38.0 | 54,000 | |||
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 85°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 14°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 54,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State New Mexico
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