Best time to visit Zion National Park
April, October and November are the best balance at Zion: mild and dry for the park (average highs 64° to 78°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. June is busiest, with about 588,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 54°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Zion NP, UT USC00429717
- Lat / lon
- 37.21, -112.98
- Elevation
- 4,038 ft
- From park center
- 6 mi
- Second station
- Cedar City 5E, UT 6,465 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 54° | 58° | 66° | 73° | 84° | 95° | 100° | 98° | 91° | 78° | 64° | 53° | 76° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 34° | 39° | 44° | 53° | 62° | 70° | 69° | 61° | 49° | 37° | 29° | 48° |
| High at 6,465 ft, °F | 43° | 45° | 53° | 60° | 69° | 80° | 85° | 84° | 77° | 65° | 52° | 42° | 63° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 16.3 |
| Snow, in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:51 | 10:45 | 11:51 | 13:06 | 14:09 | 14:43 | 14:29 | 13:35 | 12:23 | 11:10 | 10:07 | 9:36 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 128 | 146 | 393 | 488 | 564 | 588 | 546 | 469 | 491 | 509 | 302 | 228 | 4,851 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Mild | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 6,465 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 54° | 30° | 43° | 2.0 | 0.7 | 9:51 | 128,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 58° | 34° | 45° | 2.1 | 0.8 | 10:45 | 146,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| March | 66° | 39° | 53° | 2.0 | 0.7 | 11:51 | 393,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 73° | 44° | 60° | 1.2 | 0 | 13:06 | 488,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 84° | 53° | 69° | 0.8 | 0 | 14:09 | 564,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 95° | 62° | 80° | 0.2 | 0 | 14:43 | 588,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| July | 100° | 70° | 85° | 1.1 | 0 | 14:29 | 546,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 98° | 69° | 84° | 1.6 | 0 | 13:35 | 469,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| September | 91° | 61° | 77° | 1.2 | 0 | 12:23 | 491,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| Octoberbest | 78° | 49° | 65° | 1.2 | 0 | 11:10 | 509,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Novemberbest | 64° | 37° | 52° | 1.2 | 0.1 | 10:07 | 302,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 53° | 29° | 42° | 1.6 | 1.7 | 9:36 | 228,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 76° | 48° | 63° | 16.3 | 4.0 | 4,851,000 | |||
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 100°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 29°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 4,851,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Cedar City 5E, UT, sits at 6,465 ft, against 4,038 ft for Zion NP, UT. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Zion National Park on nps.gov
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