Best time to visit Great Basin National Park
June and September are the best balance at Great Basin: mild and dry for the park (average highs 73° to 76°F), with very busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 29,000 visitors. February 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
- Great Basin NP, NV USC00263340
- Lat / lon
- 39.01, -114.22
- Elevation
- 6,850 ft
- From park center
- 5.6 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 40° | 41° | 48° | 55° | 64° | 76° | 85° | 83° | 73° | 60° | 48° | 40° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 20° | 21° | 27° | 32° | 40° | 49° | 58° | 56° | 48° | 36° | 26° | 20° | 36° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 14.3 |
| Snow, in | 12.3 | 20.7 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.9 | 9.6 | 66.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:43 | 10:40 | 11:50 | 13:10 | 14:17 | 14:53 | 14:39 | 13:41 | 12:24 | 11:07 | 10:00 | 9:27 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 152 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | 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 | 40° | 20° | 1.3 | 12.3 | 9:43 | 2,100 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 41° | 21° | 1.5 | 20.7 | 10:40 | 1,700 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 48° | 27° | 1.2 | 7.3 | 11:50 | 2,300 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 55° | 32° | 1.6 | 7.2 | 13:10 | 7,700 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| May | 64° | 40° | 1.3 | 0.7 | 14:17 | 15,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 76° | 49° | 1.1 | 0 | 14:53 | 25,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 85° | 58° | 0.9 | 0 | 14:39 | 29,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 83° | 56° | 1.2 | 0 | 13:41 | 22,000 | Busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 73° | 48° | 1.1 | 0 | 12:24 | 26,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| October | 60° | 36° | 1.3 | 2.0 | 11:07 | 18,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 48° | 26° | 0.9 | 6.9 | 10:00 | 1,800 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 40° | 20° | 1.0 | 9.6 | 9:27 | 2,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 59° | 36° | 14.3 | 66.7 | 152,000 | |||
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 December, average low 20°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 152,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Nevada
Closures, reservations and alerts: Great Basin National Park on nps.gov
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