Best time to visit Natural Bridges National Monument
April and May are the best balance at Natural Bridges National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 61° to 71°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. May is busiest, with about 14,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 43°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Natural Bridges NM, UT USC00426053
- Lat / lon
- 37.61, -109.98
- Elevation
- 6,508 ft
- From park center
- 1.9 mi
- Second station
- Hite RS, UT 3,850 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 39° | 43° | 53° | 61° | 71° | 83° | 89° | 85° | 77° | 63° | 50° | 39° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 20° | 24° | 30° | 35° | 44° | 54° | 60° | 59° | 51° | 39° | 29° | 20° | 39° |
| High at 3,850 ft, °F | 45° | 53° | 63° | 71° | 80° | 93° | 98° | 95° | 87° | 72° | 57° | 46° | 72° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| Snow, in | 10.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 32.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:50 | 10:44 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:10 | 14:45 | 14:31 | 13:36 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:06 | 9:35 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 77 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 3,850 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 20° | 45° | 1.2 | 10.8 | 9:50 | 1,100 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 43° | 24° | 53° | 0.8 | 5.5 | 10:44 | 1,200 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 53° | 30° | 63° | 0.9 | 3.3 | 11:50 | 5,100 | Moderate | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 61° | 35° | 71° | 0.7 | 1.6 | 13:07 | 11,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 71° | 44° | 80° | 0.9 | 0.2 | 14:10 | 14,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 83° | 54° | 93° | 0.4 | 0 | 14:45 | 8,100 | Busy | Hot |
| July | 89° | 60° | 98° | 1.2 | 0 | 14:31 | 5,900 | Moderate | Hot |
| August | 85° | 59° | 95° | 1.4 | 0 | 13:36 | 5,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| September | 77° | 51° | 87° | 1.6 | 0 | 12:23 | 10,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 63° | 39° | 72° | 1.1 | 0.6 | 11:09 | 10,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 50° | 29° | 57° | 0.7 | 2.4 | 10:06 | 3,500 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 39° | 20° | 46° | 1.1 | 7.6 | 9:35 | 1,400 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 63° | 39° | 72° | 12.0 | 32.0 | 77,000 | |||
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 89°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 20°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 77,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Hite RS, UT, sits at 3,850 ft, against 6,508 ft for Natural Bridges NM, UT. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Natural Bridges National Monument on nps.gov
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