Best time to visit Mesa Verde National Park
April and May are the best balance at Mesa Verde: mild and dry for the park (average highs 59° to 69°F), with crowds from quiet to busy. June is busiest, with about 90,000 visitors. February is the quietest, with highs near 43°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Mesa Verde NP, CO USC00055531
- Lat / lon
- 37.20, -108.49
- Elevation
- 7,142 ft
- From park center
- 4.2 mi
- Second station
- Fruitland, NM 5,130 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 40° | 43° | 51° | 59° | 69° | 81° | 86° | 84° | 76° | 63° | 50° | 40° | 62° |
| Low, °F | 20° | 23° | 30° | 34° | 43° | 52° | 59° | 57° | 50° | 39° | 29° | 20° | 38° |
| High at 5,130 ft, °F | 43° | 51° | 60° | 68° | 78° | 88° | 92° | 89° | 82° | 70° | 56° | 44° | 68° |
| Precipitation, in | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 17.1 |
| Snow, in | 18.1 | 12.0 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 14.2 | 65.0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:51 | 10:45 | 11:51 | 13:06 | 14:09 | 14:43 | 14:29 | 13:35 | 12:22 | 11:10 | 10:07 | 9:37 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 5 | 6 | 15 | 27 | 55 | 90 | 84 | 67 | 61 | 51 | 12 | 9 | 483 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Busy | Quiet | Quiet | |
| Weather | Cold | Cool | Cool | Mild | Mild | Hot | Hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool | Cold |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 5,130 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 20° | 43° | 2.0 | 18.1 | 9:51 | 5,300 | Quiet | Cold |
| February | 43° | 23° | 51° | 1.7 | 12.0 | 10:45 | 6,200 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 51° | 30° | 60° | 1.4 | 8.0 | 11:51 | 15,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| Aprilbest | 59° | 34° | 68° | 1.1 | 5.0 | 13:06 | 27,000 | Quiet | Mild |
| Maybest | 69° | 43° | 78° | 1.1 | 0.6 | 14:09 | 55,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 81° | 52° | 88° | 0.5 | 0 | 14:43 | 90,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| July | 86° | 59° | 92° | 1.4 | 0 | 14:29 | 84,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| August | 84° | 57° | 89° | 2.0 | 0 | 13:35 | 67,000 | Busy | Hot |
| September | 76° | 50° | 82° | 1.8 | 0 | 12:22 | 61,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| October | 63° | 39° | 70° | 1.4 | 1.5 | 11:10 | 51,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 50° | 29° | 56° | 1.2 | 5.6 | 10:07 | 12,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| December | 40° | 20° | 44° | 1.5 | 14.2 | 9:37 | 8,600 | Quiet | Cold |
| Year | 62° | 38° | 68° | 17.1 | 65.0 | 483,000 | |||
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 86°F
- Coldest nights January, average low 20°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 483,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Colorado
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Fruitland, NM, sits at 5,130 ft, against 7,142 ft for Mesa Verde NP, CO. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Mesa Verde National Park on nps.gov
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