Canyonlands National Park
2 to 33°C
temperature
3534 hours
sunshine per day
146 mm
rain
270 days
dry
75 days
rain
20 days
snow

Climate of Canyonlands National Park

Canyonlands National Park has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Canyonlands National Park is 35° degrees and there is about 58 inch of rain in a year. It is dry for 244 days a year with an average humidity of 43% and an UV-index of 4.

Climate averages for the whole year

  • Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 2°C and 33°C
  • Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -6°C and 21°C
  • Rain: it rains 75 days and there is a total of approximately 146 mm rainfall
  • Snow: it snows an average of 20 days per year
  • Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3534 sun hours
Maximum temperature: between 2°C and 33°C
Warmest month: 33°C in July
Coldest month: 2°C in January
Night temperature: between -6°C and 21°C
Dry days: 270 days
Days with rain: 75 days
Days with snow: 20 days
Total rain sum: 146 mm
Hours of sunshine: 3534 hours

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Canyonlands National Park.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Canyonlands National Park.

Climate table of Canyonlands National Park

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Canyonlands 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 Canyonlands National Park might be like in a given month.

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Day temp. (°F) 36 43 55 62 73 87 91 87 80 64 51 38
Night temp. (°F) 21 28 37 42 51 63 70 68 61 47 34 23
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Precipitation (inch) 5 5 6 3 3 3 7 7 5 7 3 5
Days with rain 6 6 7 7 5 4 9 8 6 7 4 6
Days with snow 5 5 2 1 - - - - - - 2 5
Dry days 20 17 22 22 26 26 22 23 24 24 24 20
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sun hours per day 6 8 9 12 12 12 12 12 11 7 7 7
Wind force (Bft) 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
UV-index 2 2 4 4 6 7 7 6 5 3 2 2

Best time to visit Canyonlands National Park

The best time to visit Canyonlands National Park is May and June and August through October. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Canyonlands National Park is 91°F in July and the lowest is 36°F in January.

Climate of Canyonlands National Park by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Canyonlands 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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