Best time to visit Montezuma Castle National Monument
March, April and November are the best balance at Montezuma Castle National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 69° to 79°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. March is busiest, with about 49,000 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Montezuma Castle NM, AZ USC00025635
- Lat / lon
- 34.61, -111.84
- Elevation
- 3,180 ft
- From park center
- 0.2 mi
- Second station
- Mund's Park, AZ 6,470 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 61° | 65° | 72° | 79° | 88° | 98° | 101° | 99° | 93° | 82° | 69° | 59° | 80° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 29° | 35° | 40° | 47° | 54° | 64° | 63° | 55° | 43° | 32° | 25° | 43° |
| High at 6,470 ft, °F | 46° | 47° | 53° | 60° | 69° | 80° | 83° | 81° | 76° | 66° | 54° | 46° | 63° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 13.2 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:04 | 10:53 | 11:52 | 13:00 | 13:57 | 14:28 | 14:16 | 13:27 | 12:21 | 11:15 | 10:18 | 9:51 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 24 | 30 | 49 | 47 | 36 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 356 |
| Crowds | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 6,470 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 26° | 46° | 1.4 | 0 | 10:04 | 24,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| February | 65° | 29° | 47° | 1.3 | 0 | 10:53 | 30,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Marchbest | 72° | 35° | 53° | 1.1 | 0 | 11:52 | 49,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| Aprilbest | 79° | 40° | 60° | 0.5 | 0 | 13:00 | 47,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 88° | 47° | 69° | 0.4 | 0 | 13:57 | 36,000 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 98° | 54° | 80° | 0.2 | 0 | 14:28 | 26,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 101° | 64° | 83° | 1.5 | 0 | 14:16 | 20,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| August | 99° | 63° | 81° | 2.1 | 0 | 13:27 | 18,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 93° | 55° | 76° | 1.5 | 0 | 12:21 | 27,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| October | 82° | 43° | 66° | 0.9 | 0 | 11:15 | 25,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 69° | 32° | 54° | 0.7 | 0 | 10:18 | 28,000 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 59° | 25° | 46° | 1.5 | 0 | 9:51 | 27,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 80° | 43° | 63° | 13.2 | 0 | 356,000 | |||
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 101°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 25°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 356,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Mund's Park, AZ, sits at 6,470 ft, against 3,180 ft for Montezuma Castle NM, AZ. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
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