Best time to visit Glen Canyon National Recreation Area
April and November are the best balance at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: mild and dry for the park (average highs 58° to 72°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. June is busiest, with about 644,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 46°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Bullfrog Basin, UT USC00421020
- Lat / lon
- 37.53, -110.72
- Elevation
- 3,822 ft
- From park center
- 10.1 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 46° | 53° | 63° | 72° | 82° | 94° | 100° | 97° | 88° | 74° | 58° | 46° | 73° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 30° | 36° | 44° | 53° | 64° | 71° | 69° | 60° | 46° | 34° | 26° | 47° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.4 |
| Snow, in | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:51 | 10:45 | 11:51 | 13:06 | 14:09 | 14:43 | 14:30 | 13:36 | 12:23 | 11:10 | 10:07 | 9:36 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 114 | 203 | 405 | 495 | 526 | 644 | 590 | 486 | 415 | 337 | 205 | 136 | 4,554 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 26° | 0.6 | 0.9 | 9:51 | 114,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 53° | 30° | 0.5 | 0.8 | 10:45 | 203,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| March | 63° | 36° | 0.7 | 0.3 | 11:51 | 405,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 72° | 44° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:06 | 495,000 | Busy | Mild |
| May | 82° | 53° | 0.4 | 0 | 14:09 | 526,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 94° | 64° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:43 | 644,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| July | 100° | 71° | 0.6 | 0 | 14:30 | 590,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 97° | 69° | 0.5 | 0 | 13:36 | 486,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 88° | 60° | 0.8 | 0 | 12:23 | 415,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 74° | 46° | 0.8 | 0 | 11:10 | 337,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 58° | 34° | 0.5 | 0.2 | 10:07 | 205,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 46° | 26° | 0.4 | 1.8 | 9:36 | 136,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 73° | 47° | 6.4 | 4.0 | 4,554,000 | |||
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 100°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 26°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 4,554,000 (2023–2025 average)
- States Utah and Arizona
Closures, reservations and alerts: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area on nps.gov
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