Best time to visit Tuzigoot National Monument
February, April and November are the best balance at Tuzigoot National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 65° to 79°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. March is busiest, with about 15,000 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Tuzigoot, AZ USC00028904
- Lat / lon
- 34.77, -112.03
- Elevation
- 3,470 ft
- From park center
- 0.3 mi
- Second station
- Mund's Park, AZ 6,470 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 61° | 65° | 71° | 79° | 88° | 99° | 101° | 98° | 93° | 83° | 71° | 60° | 81° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 33° | 38° | 43° | 51° | 59° | 67° | 66° | 58° | 47° | 36° | 29° | 46° |
| High at 6,470 ft, °F | 46° | 47° | 53° | 60° | 69° | 80° | 83° | 81° | 76° | 66° | 54° | 46° | 63° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 12.0 |
| Snow, in | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:03 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:16 | 13:27 | 12:21 | 11:15 | 10:18 | 9:50 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 6 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 99 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 6,470 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 30° | 46° | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10:03 | 6,200 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Februarybest | 65° | 33° | 47° | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10:52 | 9,200 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 71° | 38° | 53° | 1.0 | 0.1 | 11:52 | 15,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 79° | 43° | 60° | 0.4 | 0.2 | 13:01 | 13,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 88° | 51° | 69° | 0.4 | 0 | 13:58 | 10,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 99° | 59° | 80° | 0.2 | 0 | 14:28 | 6,700 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 101° | 67° | 83° | 1.6 | 0 | 14:16 | 5,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| August | 98° | 66° | 81° | 2.1 | 0 | 13:27 | 4,800 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 93° | 58° | 76° | 1.3 | 0 | 12:21 | 7,600 | Moderate | Very hot |
| October | 83° | 47° | 66° | 1.0 | 0 | 11:15 | 6,700 | Moderate | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 71° | 36° | 54° | 0.7 | 0.1 | 10:18 | 7,700 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 60° | 29° | 46° | 1.1 | 0.3 | 9:50 | 7,600 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 81° | 46° | 63° | 12.0 | 1.0 | 99,000 | |||
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 101°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 29°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 99,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Mund's Park, AZ, sits at 6,470 ft, against 3,470 ft for Tuzigoot, AZ. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
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