Best time to visit Golden Spike National Historical Park
June and September are the best balance at Golden Spike National Historical Park: mild and dry for the park (average highs 76° to 78°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. May is busiest, with about 8,900 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 45°F. January sees few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Brigham City 28 WNW, UT USW00004138
- Lat / lon
- 41.62, -112.54
- Elevation
- 4,951 ft
- From park center
- 0.2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 33° | 37° | 49° | 57° | 67° | 78° | 90° | 87° | 76° | 61° | 45° | 34° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 15° | 18° | 28° | 33° | 42° | 48° | 58° | 56° | 46° | 34° | 24° | 16° | 35° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 13.8 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:28 | 10:32 | 11:48 | 13:16 | 14:30 | 15:10 | 14:55 | 13:51 | 12:25 | 11:01 | 9:47 | 9:10 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 54 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 15° | 1.3 | – | 9:28 | 949 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 37° | 18° | 1.1 | – | 10:32 | 1,400 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 49° | 28° | 1.5 | – | 11:48 | 2,900 | Moderate | Cool |
| April | 57° | 33° | 1.5 | – | 13:16 | 4,100 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| May | 67° | 42° | 1.8 | – | 14:30 | 8,900 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 78° | 48° | 1.2 | – | 15:10 | 8,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 90° | 58° | 0.3 | – | 14:55 | 7,700 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 56° | 0.5 | – | 13:51 | 6,100 | Busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 76° | 46° | 1.0 | – | 12:25 | 5,800 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 61° | 34° | 1.5 | – | 11:01 | 3,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 45° | 24° | 0.8 | – | 9:47 | 1,900 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 34° | 16° | 1.3 | – | 9:10 | 3,300 | Moderate | Cold |
| Year | 59° | 35° | 13.8 | – | 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 90°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 15°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 54,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Closures, reservations and alerts: Golden Spike National Historical Park on nps.gov
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