Best time to visit Cedar Breaks National Monument
May, June and September are the best balance at Cedar Breaks National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 69° to 80°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. July is busiest, with about 142,000 visitors. March is the quietest, with highs near 53°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Cedar City 5E, UT USC00421260
- Lat / lon
- 37.66, -112.99
- Elevation
- 6,465 ft
- From park center
- 8.2 mi
- Second station
- Zion NP, UT 4,038 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | Maybest | Junbest | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 43° | 45° | 53° | 60° | 69° | 80° | 85° | 84° | 77° | 65° | 52° | 42° | 63° |
| Low, °F | 20° | 22° | 27° | 32° | 40° | 48° | 56° | 55° | 47° | 36° | 27° | 19° | 36° |
| High at 4,038 ft, °F | 54° | 58° | 66° | 73° | 84° | 95° | 100° | 98° | 91° | 78° | 64° | 53° | 76° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 17.2 |
| Snow, in | 10.3 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 54.7 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:49 | 10:44 | 11:50 | 13:07 | 14:10 | 14:45 | 14:31 | 13:37 | 12:23 | 11:09 | 10:05 | 9:34 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 43 | 101 | 142 | 118 | 104 | 81 | 21 | 24 | 685 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 4,038 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 20° | 54° | 1.5 | 10.3 | 9:49 | 13,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 45° | 22° | 58° | 1.9 | 12.8 | 10:44 | 13,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 53° | 27° | 66° | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11:50 | 12,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 60° | 32° | 73° | 1.6 | 3.0 | 13:07 | 13,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| Maybest | 69° | 40° | 84° | 1.4 | 0.7 | 14:10 | 43,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| Junebest | 80° | 48° | 95° | 0.5 | 0 | 14:45 | 101,000 | Busy | Mild |
| July | 85° | 56° | 100° | 1.6 | 0 | 14:31 | 142,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 84° | 55° | 98° | 1.3 | 0 | 13:37 | 118,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 77° | 47° | 91° | 1.1 | 0 | 12:23 | 104,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 65° | 36° | 78° | 1.7 | 1.8 | 11:09 | 81,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 52° | 27° | 64° | 1.2 | 6.0 | 10:05 | 21,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 42° | 19° | 53° | 1.8 | 10.9 | 9:34 | 24,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Year | 63° | 36° | 76° | 17.2 | 54.7 | 685,000 | |||
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 85°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 19°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 685,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Utah
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Zion NP, UT, sits at 4,038 ft, against 6,465 ft for Cedar City 5E, UT. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
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