Best time to visit Bryce Canyon National Park
May and June are the best balance at Bryce Canyon: mild and dry for the park (average highs 63° to 75°F), with very busy crowds. September is busiest, with about 333,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 46°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Bryce Canyon NP Hqrs, UT USC00421008
- Lat / lon
- 37.64, -112.17
- Elevation
- 7,890 ft
- From park center
- 4.9 mi
- Second station
- Kodachrome Basin Park, UT 5,805 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 37° | 39° | 46° | 54° | 63° | 75° | 80° | 78° | 70° | 58° | 46° | 37° | 57° |
| Low, °F | 17° | 18° | 23° | 29° | 37° | 45° | 52° | 50° | 42° | 32° | 23° | 17° | 32° |
| High at 5,805 ft, °F | 45° | 49° | 58° | 65° | 74° | 86° | 91° | 88° | 81° | 68° | 55° | 44° | 67° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 16.6 |
| Snow, in | 19.8 | 18.1 | 13.2 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 9.7 | 15.3 | 86.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:50 | 10:45 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:10 | 14:44 | 14:31 | 13:36 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:06 | 9:35 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 34 | 39 | 97 | 212 | 298 | 318 | 299 | 280 | 333 | 253 | 83 | 62 | 2,309 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 5,805 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 17° | 45° | 1.9 | 19.8 | 9:50 | 34,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 39° | 18° | 49° | 1.7 | 18.1 | 10:45 | 39,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| March | 46° | 23° | 58° | 1.3 | 13.2 | 11:50 | 97,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 54° | 29° | 65° | 0.8 | 5.9 | 13:07 | 212,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Maybest | 63° | 37° | 74° | 0.9 | 1.5 | 14:10 | 298,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Junebest | 75° | 45° | 86° | 0.5 | 0.2 | 14:44 | 318,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| July | 80° | 52° | 91° | 1.6 | 0 | 14:31 | 299,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| August | 78° | 50° | 88° | 1.9 | 0 | 13:36 | 280,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| September | 70° | 42° | 81° | 1.8 | 0 | 12:23 | 333,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 58° | 32° | 68° | 1.7 | 3.0 | 11:09 | 253,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 46° | 23° | 55° | 1.3 | 9.7 | 10:06 | 83,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 37° | 17° | 44° | 1.3 | 15.3 | 9:35 | 62,000 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 57° | 32° | 67° | 16.6 | 86.7 | 2,309,000 | |||
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 80°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 17°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 2,309,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Kodachrome Basin Park, UT, sits at 5,805 ft, against 7,890 ft for Bryce Canyon NP Hqrs, UT. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Bryce Canyon National Park on nps.gov
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