Best time to visit Canyon de Chelly National Monument
March, May and November are the best balance at Canyon de Chelly National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 79°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. June is busiest, with about 39,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 51°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Canyon De Chelly, AZ USC00021248
- Lat / lon
- 36.15, -109.54
- Elevation
- 5,610 ft
- From park center
- 11.9 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Apr | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 44° | 51° | 61° | 69° | 79° | 90° | 93° | 90° | 83° | 70° | 56° | 43° | 69° |
| Low, °F | 19° | 24° | 29° | 36° | 44° | 53° | 60° | 59° | 50° | 38° | 27° | 20° | 38° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| Snow, in | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.9 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:57 | 10:49 | 11:51 | 13:03 | 14:03 | 14:36 | 14:23 | 13:32 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:12 | 9:43 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 15 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 20 | 33 | 354 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Very busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 19° | 0.8 | 1.1 | 9:57 | 15,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| February | 51° | 24° | 0.7 | 0.9 | 10:49 | 14,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Marchbest | 61° | 29° | 0.7 | 0.6 | 11:51 | 26,000 | Busy | Mild |
| April | 69° | 36° | 0.5 | 0.1 | 13:03 | 35,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 79° | 44° | 0.5 | 0 | 14:03 | 32,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| June | 90° | 53° | 0.3 | 0 | 14:36 | 39,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 93° | 60° | 1.1 | 0 | 14:23 | 38,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 59° | 1.3 | 0 | 13:32 | 34,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 83° | 50° | 0.8 | 0 | 12:22 | 33,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 70° | 38° | 0.8 | 0.1 | 11:12 | 35,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 56° | 27° | 0.6 | 0.6 | 10:12 | 20,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 43° | 20° | 0.7 | 1.5 | 9:43 | 33,000 | Very busy | Cool |
| Year | 69° | 38° | 8.8 | 4.9 | 354,000 | |||
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 93°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 19°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 354,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
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