Best time to visit Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument
April and November are the best balance at Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 66° to 76°F), with crowds from busy to very busy. March is busiest, with about 7,200 visitors. August is the quietest.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Desert Nwr, NV USC00262243
- Lat / lon
- 36.44, -115.36
- Elevation
- 2,914 ft
- From park center
- 2.5 mi
- Second station
- Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV 7,460 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 57° | 61° | 68° | 76° | 85° | 96° | 101° | 100° | 92° | 79° | 66° | 56° | 78° |
| Low, °F | 31° | 34° | 39° | 45° | 53° | 61° | 68° | 66° | 58° | 46° | 36° | 30° | 47° |
| High at 7,460 ft, °F | 44° | 44° | 49° | 55° | 63° | 74° | 79° | 78° | 72° | 62° | 51° | 44° | 60° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 4.6 |
| Snow, in | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 9:56 | 10:48 | 11:51 | 13:04 | 14:05 | 14:38 | 14:25 | 13:33 | 12:22 | 11:12 | 10:11 | 9:41 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| Crowds | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Busy | Busy | Busy | |
| Weather | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild, wet | Mild | Hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild, wet |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 7,460 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57° | 31° | 44° | 0.6 | 0 | 9:56 | 5,900 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| February | 61° | 34° | 44° | 0.8 | 0.1 | 10:48 | 6,800 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| March | 68° | 39° | 49° | 0.6 | 0 | 11:51 | 7,200 | Very busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 76° | 45° | 55° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:04 | 6,500 | Very busy | Mild |
| May | 85° | 53° | 63° | 0.2 | 0 | 14:05 | 5,600 | Busy | Hot |
| June | 96° | 61° | 74° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:38 | 3,300 | Moderate | Very hot |
| July | 101° | 68° | 79° | 0.5 | 0 | 14:25 | 2,400 | Moderate | Very hot |
| August | 100° | 66° | 78° | 0.3 | 0 | 13:33 | 2,400 | Moderate | Very hot |
| September | 92° | 58° | 72° | 0.3 | 0 | 12:22 | 3,500 | Moderate | Very hot |
| October | 79° | 46° | 62° | 0.4 | 0 | 11:12 | 4,300 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 66° | 36° | 51° | 0.3 | 0 | 10:11 | 4,800 | Busy | Mild |
| December | 56° | 30° | 44° | 0.4 | 0.2 | 9:41 | 4,800 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Year | 78° | 47° | 60° | 4.6 | 0.3 | 58,000 | |||
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 30°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 58,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Nevada
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Mt Charleston Fire Stn, NV, sits at 7,460 ft, against 2,914 ft for Desert Nwr, NV. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
Closures, reservations and alerts: Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument on nps.gov
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