Best time to visit Timpanogos Cave National Monument
June and September are the best balance at Timpanogos Cave National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 76° to 78°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 24,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 44°F. January, February, March and December see 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
- Timpanogos Cave, UT USC00428733
- Lat / lon
- 40.44, -111.71
- Elevation
- 5,740 ft
- From park center
- 0.3 mi
- Second station
- Alta, UT 8,710 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 34° | 40° | 49° | 56° | 66° | 78° | 88° | 87° | 76° | 60° | 44° | 33° | 59° |
| Low, °F | 22° | 24° | 31° | 35° | 44° | 52° | 60° | 58° | 50° | 39° | 30° | 22° | 39° |
| High at 8,710 ft, °F | 31° | 31° | 37° | 42° | 53° | 64° | 73° | 71° | 62° | 50° | 37° | 30° | 48° |
| Precipitation, in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 28.0 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:35 | 10:36 | 11:49 | 13:13 | 14:24 | 15:03 | 14:47 | 13:46 | 12:25 | 11:03 | 9:52 | 9:18 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 109 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Quiet | Few or no visits | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 8,710 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 22° | 31° | 3.2 | – | 9:35 | 362 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 40° | 24° | 31° | 2.9 | – | 10:36 | 299 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 49° | 31° | 37° | 2.9 | – | 11:49 | 777 | Few or no visits | Cool |
| April | 56° | 35° | 42° | 3.2 | – | 13:13 | 3,100 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| May | 66° | 44° | 53° | 3.4 | – | 14:24 | 9,300 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Junebest | 78° | 52° | 64° | 1.5 | – | 15:03 | 19,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 88° | 60° | 73° | 1.1 | – | 14:47 | 24,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 87° | 58° | 71° | 1.5 | – | 13:46 | 21,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 76° | 50° | 62° | 2.1 | – | 12:25 | 18,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 60° | 39° | 50° | 2.3 | – | 11:03 | 11,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| November | 44° | 30° | 37° | 2.1 | – | 9:52 | 1,500 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 33° | 22° | 30° | 1.9 | – | 9:18 | 575 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| Year | 59° | 39° | 48° | 28.0 | – | 109,000 | |||
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 88°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 22°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 109,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Alta, UT, sits at 8,710 ft, against 5,740 ft for Timpanogos Cave, UT. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Timpanogos Cave National Monument on nps.gov
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