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Climate of Great Sand Dunes National Park
Great Sand Dunes National Park has a desert climate. The temperature during the day is warm and you won't have rain here anytime soon. The average annual temperature for Great Sand Dunes National Park is 25° degrees and there is about 186 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 175 days a year with an average humidity of 59% and an UV-index of 3.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 0°C and 24°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -10°C and 11°C
- Rain: it rains 123 days and there is a total of approximately 473 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 70 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3481 sun hours
| Maximum temperature: | between 0°C and 24°C |
| Warmest month: | 24°C in June |
| Coldest month: | 0°C in January |
| Night temperature: | between -10°C and 11°C |
| Dry days: | 172 days |
| Days with rain: | 123 days |
| Days with snow: | 70 days |
| Total rain sum: | 473 mm |
| Hours of sunshine: | 3481 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Great Sand Dunes National Park.
Climate table of Great Sand Dunes National Park
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Great Sand Dunes National Park. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Great Sand Dunes National Park might be like in a given month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day temp. (°F) | 32 | 34 | 44 | 51 | 61 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 33 |
| Night temp. (°F) | 15 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 45 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Precipitation (inch) | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 36 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Days with rain | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 7 |
| Days with snow | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| Dry days | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Sun hours per day | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| UV-index | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best time to visit Great Sand Dunes National Park
The best time to visit Great Sand Dunes National Park is June through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Great Sand Dunes National Park is 76°F in July and the lowest is 32°F in January.
Climate of Great Sand Dunes National Park by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Great Sand Dunes National Park? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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