Best time to visit Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
November is the best balance at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument: mild and dry for the park (an average high of 79°F), with moderate crowds. March is busiest, with about 28,000 visitors. July is the quietest.
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- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Organ Pipe Cactus NM, AZ USC00026132
- Lat / lon
- 31.96, -112.80
- Elevation
- 1,678 ft
- From park center
- 5.7 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 71° | 73° | 79° | 86° | 93° | 102° | 104° | 103° | 99° | 90° | 79° | 70° | 87° |
| Low, °F | 41° | 43° | 47° | 52° | 59° | 68° | 76° | 75° | 70° | 59° | 48° | 41° | 57° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 9.3 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:16 | 11:00 | 11:53 | 12:55 | 13:46 | 14:14 | 14:03 | 13:19 | 12:19 | 11:20 | 10:29 | 10:04 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 23 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 181 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 71° | 41° | 1.0 | 0 | 10:16 | 23,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 73° | 43° | 0.9 | 0 | 11:00 | 27,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 79° | 47° | 0.8 | 0 | 11:53 | 28,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| April | 86° | 52° | 0.3 | 0 | 12:55 | 19,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 93° | 59° | 0.2 | 0 | 13:46 | 11,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| June | 102° | 68° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:14 | 9,600 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 104° | 76° | 1.3 | 0 | 14:03 | 5,700 | Quiet | Very hot |
| August | 103° | 75° | 1.8 | 0 | 13:19 | 10,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 99° | 70° | 0.8 | 0 | 12:19 | 9,300 | Moderate | Very hot |
| October | 90° | 59° | 0.6 | 0 | 11:20 | 11,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 79° | 48° | 0.4 | 0 | 10:29 | 13,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 70° | 41° | 1.1 | 0 | 10:04 | 15,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Year | 87° | 57° | 9.3 | 0 | 181,000 | |||
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 104°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 41°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 181,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
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