Best time to visit Devils Tower National Monument
September is the best balance at Devils Tower National Monument: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 75°F), with busy crowds. July is busiest, with about 121,000 visitors. November is the quietest, with highs near 45°F. January and February see few or no visitors, so parts of the park may be closed: check nps.gov.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Devils Twr #2, WY USC00482466
- Lat / lon
- 44.58, -104.71
- Elevation
- 3,862 ft
- From park center
- 0.5 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sepbest | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 34° | 37° | 47° | 57° | 66° | 76° | 85° | 85° | 75° | 60° | 45° | 35° | 58° |
| Low, °F | 8° | 11° | 21° | 29° | 39° | 49° | 55° | 52° | 42° | 30° | 19° | 9° | 30° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 19.1 |
| Snow, in | 8.8 | 9.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 9.6 | 48.8 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:10 | 10:21 | 11:46 | 13:24 | 14:47 | 15:32 | 15:14 | 14:03 | 12:28 | 10:54 | 9:31 | 8:50 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 105 | 121 | 111 | 70 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 522 |
| Crowds | Few or no visits | Few or no visits | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cold | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34° | 8° | 0.7 | 8.8 | 9:10 | 2,700 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| February | 37° | 11° | 0.8 | 9.3 | 10:21 | 3,000 | Few or no visits | Cold |
| March | 47° | 21° | 1.1 | 7.3 | 11:46 | 7,900 | Quiet | Cool |
| April | 57° | 29° | 2.0 | 5.3 | 13:24 | 14,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| May | 66° | 39° | 2.9 | 0.4 | 14:47 | 47,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| June | 76° | 49° | 3.2 | 0 | 15:32 | 105,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| July | 85° | 55° | 2.1 | 0 | 15:14 | 121,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 85° | 52° | 1.9 | 0 | 14:03 | 111,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| Septemberbest | 75° | 42° | 1.3 | 0 | 12:28 | 70,000 | Busy | Mild |
| October | 60° | 30° | 1.5 | 1.8 | 10:54 | 28,000 | Quiet | Mild, wet |
| November | 45° | 19° | 0.8 | 6.3 | 9:31 | 7,600 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 35° | 9° | 0.7 | 9.6 | 8:50 | 4,500 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 58° | 30° | 19.1 | 48.8 | 522,000 | |||
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 January, average low 8°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 522,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Wyoming
Closures, reservations and alerts: Devils Tower National Monument on nps.gov
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