A cairn found in Cohab Canyon, Capitol Reef National Park. Frank and Anne's Canyon Country Hiking and Camping Notebook.

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This table provides an approximate range of temperatures, precipitation, and cloud cover for this geographic area. Actual daily figures will vary, depending upon current climate conditions. This information was borrowed from The Complete Guide to America's National Parks (1990-1991 Edition) and other sources.

  • Pleasantly cool summers and bitterly cold winters; below-freezing temperatures have been observed in every month of the year.
  • Snow has fallen in every month of the year; near Rocky Mountain National Park, a 24-hour snowfall of 76 inches, the record for North America, was recorded.
  • See Canyon Country Weather for more information.
 
 Month
 
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
     Temperature
Maximum
27
30
36
47
50
61
75
72
66
55
40
29
Minimum
1
2
8
21
30
36
42
41
33
25
15
6
     Precipitation
Normal
1.1
0.9
1.1
1.0
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.0
1.3
0.9
0.8
1.2
Maximum
2.1
1.6
2.0
2.7
3.2
4.3
3.2
3.0
5.4
3.7
1.9
4.0
     Sunshine/Cloudiness
Clear
10
8
8
7
6
10
9
9
13
13
10
11
Partly Cloudy
9
9
10
11
12
12
16
15
9
9
10
10
Cloudy
12
11
13
12
13
8
6
7
8
9
10
10

 
 
 
This page was last updated Sunday, October 14, 2007
   
 
   
 
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