North & Central America · Nature travel

Best time to visit Zion National Park

Mid Apr–Mid May, Early Oct–Mid Nov is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.7°C, with 1.1 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Zion National Park
Photo: “Jon Zander(digon3)” (CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Zion National Park season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Okay (season score 45.7)Mid Jan: Okay (season score 55.6)Late Jan: Okay (season score 46.7)Early Feb: Good (season score 58.9)Mid Feb: Good (season score 58.9)Late Feb: Okay (season score 45.2)Early Mar: Good (season score 67.6)Mid Mar: Great (season score 78.3)Late Mar: Great (season score 81.1)Early Apr: Great (season score 85.3)Mid Apr: Best (season score 93.0)Late Apr: Best (season score 94.0)Early May: Best (season score 95.4)Mid May: Best (season score 90.2)Late May: Great (season score 83.3)Early Jun: Good (season score 61.1)Mid Jun: Okay (season score 52.1)Late Jun: Fair (season score 34.2)Early Jul: Avoid (season score 11.9)Mid Jul: Avoid (season score 0.0)Late Jul: Avoid (season score 2.1)Early Aug: Off-season (season score 22.3)Mid Aug: Off-season (season score 22.5)Late Aug: Fair (season score 31.9)Early Sep: Okay (season score 50.5)Mid Sep: Great (season score 78.7)Late Sep: Great (season score 85.3)Early Oct: Best (season score 95.4)Mid Oct: Best (season score 100.0)Late Oct: Best (season score 94.3)Early Nov: Best (season score 90.1)Mid Nov: Best (season score 90.8)Late Nov: Great (season score 74.1)Early Dec: Good (season score 61.9)Mid Dec: Okay (season score 49.9)Late Dec: Fair (season score 34.7)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOkay12.5°C1.749.1%
FebruaryOkay14.5°C2.150.9%
MarchGreat19.2°C1.747.4%
AprilBest23.4°C1.342.1%
MayBest29.2°C0.836.7%
JuneOkay36.0°C0.524.9%
JulyAvoid38.7°C1.337.7%
AugustOff-season37.0°C1.633.0%
SeptemberGreat33.0°C1.025.6%
OctoberBest25.9°C1.130.3%
NovemberGreat18.4°C1.139.2%
DecemberOkay12.2°C1.649.5%

Questions and answers

When is the best time to visit Zion National Park?
Mid Apr–Mid May, Early Oct–Mid Nov. During this period, the average daytime high is 24.7°C, with 1.1 rainy days per 10 days.
When should I avoid visiting Zion National Park?
Early Jul–Late Jul is the least favorable time of year. Then, the average daytime high is 38.7°C, with 1.3 rainy days per 10 days.
What is the rainiest time of year in Zion National Park?
February, with about 2.1 rainy days per 10 days at the peak.

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: ZION NP(11 km). Data: Copernicus ERA5, NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.