Best time to visit Petroglyph National Monument
February and April are the best balance at Petroglyph National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 56° to 72°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. October is busiest, with about 36,000 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Petroglyph Natl Mon, NM USC00296754
- Lat / lon
- 35.14, -106.71
- Elevation
- 5,121 ft
- From park center
- 2 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Febbest | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 50° | 56° | 65° | 72° | 81° | 92° | 93° | 91° | 84° | 72° | 59° | 49° | 72° |
| Low, °F | 24° | 28° | 34° | 41° | 50° | 60° | 65° | 63° | 56° | 43° | 32° | 24° | 43° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 9.8 |
| Snow, in | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:02 | 10:51 | 11:52 | 13:01 | 13:59 | 14:30 | 14:18 | 13:29 | 12:21 | 11:14 | 10:16 | 9:48 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 24 | 26 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 36 | 25 | 27 | 327 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | Moderate | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Cool | Mild | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 50° | 24° | 0.6 | – | 10:02 | 24,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Februarybest | 56° | 28° | 0.4 | – | 10:51 | 26,000 | Busy | Mild |
| March | 65° | 34° | 0.7 | – | 11:52 | 35,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 72° | 41° | 0.5 | – | 13:01 | 33,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 81° | 50° | 0.4 | – | 13:59 | 30,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| June | 92° | 60° | 0.3 | – | 14:30 | 27,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| July | 93° | 65° | 1.5 | – | 14:18 | 22,000 | Busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 63° | 1.6 | – | 13:29 | 20,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 84° | 56° | 1.6 | – | 12:21 | 23,000 | Busy | Hot |
| October | 72° | 43° | 0.9 | – | 11:14 | 36,000 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| November | 59° | 32° | 0.6 | – | 10:16 | 25,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| December | 49° | 24° | 0.6 | – | 9:48 | 27,000 | Busy | Cool |
| Year | 72° | 43° | 9.8 | – | 327,000 | |||
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 December, average low 24°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 327,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State New Mexico
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