Best time to visit Wupatki National Monument
April, May and November are the best balance at Wupatki National Monument: mild and dry for the park (average highs 58° to 80°F), with crowds from moderate to busy. June is busiest, with about 25,000 visitors. January is the quietest, with highs near 48°F.
- Quiet
- Moderate
- Busy
- Very busy
- Few or no visits (may be closed)
- Best months
Month by month
- Station
- Wupatki NM, AZ USC00029542
- Lat / lon
- 35.52, -111.37
- Elevation
- 4,908 ft
- From park center
- 3.4 mi
- Second station
- Sunset Crater NM, AZ 6,980 ft
- Normals
- 1991–2020
- Visits
- 2023–2025
| Field | Jan | Feb | Mar | Aprbest | Maybest | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Novbest | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High, °F | 48° | 55° | 63° | 71° | 80° | 92° | 94° | 91° | 85° | 73° | 58° | 46° | 71° |
| Low, °F | 26° | 30° | 36° | 43° | 52° | 62° | 67° | 65° | 58° | 46° | 34° | 25° | 45° |
| High at 6,980 ft, °F | 44° | 47° | 54° | 61° | 70° | 82° | 84° | 81° | 75° | 65° | 53° | 44° | 63° |
| Precipitation, in | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 8.5 |
| Snow, in | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| Daylight, h:mm | 10:00 | 10:50 | 11:51 | 13:02 | 14:01 | 14:33 | 14:20 | 13:30 | 12:21 | 11:13 | 10:14 | 9:46 | |
| Visitors, thousands | 4 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 189 |
| Crowds | Quiet | Quiet | Busy | Busy | Busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Very busy | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | |
| Weather | Cool | Cool | Mild, wet | Mild | Mild | Very hot | Very hot | Very hot | Hot | Mild, wet | Mild | Cool |
| Month | High °F | Low °F | High at 6,980 ft | Precip., in | Snow, in | Daylight | Visitors | Crowds | Weather |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 26° | 44° | 0.7 | 0.5 | 10:00 | 4,300 | Quiet | Cool |
| February | 55° | 30° | 47° | 0.5 | 0.9 | 10:50 | 6,000 | Quiet | Cool |
| March | 63° | 36° | 54° | 0.6 | 0.4 | 11:51 | 17,000 | Busy | Mild, wet |
| Aprilbest | 71° | 43° | 61° | 0.4 | 0.3 | 13:02 | 20,000 | Busy | Mild |
| Maybest | 80° | 52° | 70° | 0.4 | 0 | 14:01 | 16,000 | Busy | Mild |
| June | 92° | 62° | 82° | 0.1 | 0 | 14:33 | 25,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| July | 94° | 67° | 84° | 1.6 | 0 | 14:20 | 24,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| August | 91° | 65° | 81° | 1.5 | 0 | 13:30 | 22,000 | Very busy | Very hot |
| September | 85° | 58° | 75° | 1.0 | 0 | 12:21 | 23,000 | Very busy | Hot |
| October | 73° | 46° | 65° | 0.7 | 0 | 11:13 | 12,000 | Moderate | Mild, wet |
| Novemberbest | 58° | 34° | 53° | 0.5 | 0.4 | 10:14 | 11,000 | Moderate | Mild |
| December | 46° | 25° | 44° | 0.6 | 0.9 | 9:46 | 8,600 | Moderate | Cool |
| Year | 71° | 45° | 63° | 8.5 | 3.4 | 189,000 | |||
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 94°F
- Coldest nights December, average low 25°F
- Source NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information; National Park Service
- Visitors a year about 189,000 (2023–2025 average)
- State Arizona
Elevation matters here: the record's second station, Sunset Crater NM, AZ, sits at 6,980 ft, against 4,908 ft for Wupatki NM, AZ. Expect conditions between the two depending on where you go.
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