Best time to visit Saguaro National Park
March and November are the best balance at Saguaro: mild and dry for the park (average highs 73° to 75°F), with crowds from moderate to very busy. March is busiest, with about 149,000 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Cascabel, AZ USC00021330
- Lat / lon
- 32.26, -110.35
- Elevation
- 3,194 ft
- From park center
- 17 mi
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Marbest | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 65° | 68° | 75° | 82° | 90° | 100° | 99° | 96° | 92° | 84° | 73° | 64° | 82° |
| Low, °F | 30° | 32° | 35° | 39° | 46° | 56° | 65° | 66° | 58° | 46° | 35° | 29° | 45° |
| Precipitation, in | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 13.0 |
| Snow, in | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:15 | 10:59 | 11:53 | 12:55 | 13:47 | 14:15 | 14:04 | 13:20 | 12:20 | 11:20 | 10:28 | 10:03 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 104 | 115 | 149 | 110 | 73 | 49 | 35 | 34 | 40 | 51 | 76 | 99 | 935 |
| Crowds | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Quiet | Quiet | Quiet | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | 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 | 65° | 30° | 1.1 | 0.8 | 10:15 | 104,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 68° | 32° | 1.1 | 0.2 | 10:59 | 115,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Marchbest | 75° | 35° | 0.6 | 0.3 | 11:53 | 149,000 | Very busy | Mild |
| April | 82° | 39° | 0.3 | 0 | 12:55 | 110,000 | Busy | Hot |
| May | 90° | 46° | 0.2 | 0 | 13:47 | 73,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| June | 100° | 56° | 0.4 | 0 | 14:15 | 49,000 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 99° | 65° | 3.0 | 0 | 14:04 | 35,000 | Quiet | Very hot |
| August | 96° | 66° | 2.5 | 0 | 13:20 | 34,000 | Quiet | Very hot |
| September | 92° | 58° | 1.5 | 0 | 12:20 | 40,000 | Quiet | Very hot |
| October | 84° | 46° | 0.6 | 0 | 11:20 | 51,000 | Moderate | Hot |
| Novemberbest | 73° | 35° | 0.6 | 0 | 10:28 | 76,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 64° | 29° | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10:03 | 99,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 82° | 45° | 13.0 | 1.4 | 935,000 | |||
Year: average high and low, total precipitation and snowfall, total visitors. T = trace (under 0.05 in). – = not measured at this station. Updated .
- Hottest June, average high 100°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 29°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 935,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
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