Best time to visit Colorado National Monument
March, April and October have the mildest temperatures at Colorado National Monument, though they are among the wetter months. May is busiest, with about 53,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 45°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Colorado NM, CO USC00051772
- Lat / lon
- 39.10, -108.73
- Elevation
- 5,781 ft
- From park center
- 4 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Octbest | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 39° | 45° | 56° | 63° | 74° | 87° | 93° | 90° | 80° | 66° | 51° | 39° | 65° |
| Low, °F | 21° | 25° | 34° | 39° | 49° | 59° | 65° | 62° | 54° | 41° | 31° | 22° | 42° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 11.2 |
| Snow, in | 6.2 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 21.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:42 | 10:40 | 11:50 | 13:10 | 14:17 | 14:54 | 14:39 | 13:41 | 12:24 | 11:06 | 9:59 | 9:26 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 26 | 27 | 37 | 44 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 33 | 29 | 486 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 21° | 0.8 | 6.2 | 9:42 | 26,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| February | 45° | 25° | 0.6 | 3.9 | 10:40 | 27,000 | Moderate | Cool |
| Marchbest | 56° | 34° | 0.9 | 2.1 | 11:50 | 37,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 63° | 39° | 1.1 | 0.7 | 13:10 | 44,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| May | 74° | 49° | 1.2 | 0.1 | 14:17 | 53,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| June | 87° | 59° | 0.7 | 0 | 14:54 | 49,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 93° | 65° | 0.8 | 0 | 14:39 | 47,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 90° | 62° | 1.0 | 0 | 13:41 | 48,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| September | 80° | 54° | 1.3 | 0 | 12:24 | 49,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Octoberbest | 66° | 41° | 1.3 | 0.6 | 11:06 | 44,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 51° | 31° | 0.8 | 2.8 | 9:59 | 33,000 | Busy | Cool |
| December | 39° | 22° | 0.8 | 5.4 | 9:26 | 29,000 | Moderate | Cold |
| Year | 65° | 42° | 11.2 | 21.8 | 486,000 | |||
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 21°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 486,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Colorado
Closures, reservations and alerts: Colorado National Monument on nps.gov
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