Bryce Canyon Airport, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Bryce Canyon Airport's normal year runs from 6°F December nights to 81°F July afternoons, with 11.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.0°C, December lows of −15°C, July highs of 27°C, 294 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBryce Canyon Airport
- Station IDUSW00023159
- Location37.71°N 112.15°W
- Elevation7,586 ft (2,312 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Bryce Canyon Airport is 57°F and the normal low 24°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bryce Canyon Airport.
- Jan 36° 6°
- Feb 38° 10°
- Mar 45° 18°
- Apr 54° 24°
- May 64° 31°
- Jun 76° 37°
- Jul 81° 45°
- Aug 79° 45°
- Sep 71° 37°
- Oct 59° 26°
- Nov 46° 15°
- Dec 35° 6°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Bryce Canyon Airport each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 81°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in September (1.66 in), the least in June (0.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 6°F | 20.9°F | 0.69 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 38°F | 10°F | 23.7°F | 0.77 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 45°F | 18°F | 31.6°F | 0.85 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 24°F | 39.0°F | 0.70 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 64°F | 31°F | 47.5°F | 0.80 | 6 | <1 | 20 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 76°F | 37°F | 56.5°F | 0.39 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 81°F | 45°F | 63.3°F | 1.35 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 79°F | 45°F | 61.6°F | 1.46 | 10 | <1 | 1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 71°F | 37°F | 53.9°F | 1.66 | 7 | <1 | 8 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 59°F | 26°F | 42.7°F | 1.49 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 46°F | 15°F | 30.5°F | 0.78 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 35°F | 6°F | 20.4°F | 0.64 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 57°F | 25°F | 41.0°F | 11.58 | 78 | 3 | 240 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −14°C | −6.2°C | 18 mm |
| February | 3°C | −12°C | −4.6°C | 20 mm |
| March | 7°C | −8°C | −0.2°C | 22 mm |
| April | 12°C | −4°C | 3.9°C | 18 mm |
| May | 18°C | −1°C | 8.6°C | 20 mm |
| June | 25°C | 3°C | 13.6°C | 10 mm |
| July | 27°C | 7°C | 17.4°C | 34 mm |
| August | 26°C | 7°C | 16.4°C | 37 mm |
| September | 22°C | 3°C | 12.2°C | 42 mm |
| October | 15°C | −3°C | 5.9°C | 38 mm |
| November | 8°C | −9°C | −0.8°C | 20 mm |
| December | 2°C | −15°C | −6.4°C | 16 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Bryce Canyon National Park Headquarters (5 miles away), gets 87 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023159; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Bryce Canyon Airport?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023159.
How hot and how cold does it get at Bryce Canyon Airport?
In a normal year in Bryce Canyon Airport, 3 days a year reach 90°F, 240 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 78 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 240a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 39high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 78a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1948) is 95°F, on July 10, 2021; the lowest is −32°F, on January 13, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1978, with 21.10 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 130.7 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00023159; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USW00023159. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Bryce Canyon Airport?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Bryce Canyon Airport, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and December the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 2.9 |
| February | 78% | 3.7 |
| March | 81% | 5.1 |
| April | 83% | 6.5 |
| May | 85% | 7.4 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 82% | 7.1 |
| August | 84% | 6.5 |
| September | 87% | 5.8 |
| October | 86% | 4.4 |
| November | 83% | 3.2 |
| December | 77% | 2.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Bryce Canyon Airport record?
A normal year at Bryce Canyon Airport brings 8,778 heating degree days, 63% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 37 cooling degree days, 96% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,193 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,367 | 0 |
| February | 1,158 | 0 |
| March | 1,037 | 0 |
| April | 779 | 0 |
| May | 541 | 0 |
| June | 258 | 3 |
| July | 76 | 24 |
| August | 116 | 10 |
| September | 335 | 0 |
| October | 693 | 0 |
| November | 1,037 | 0 |
| December | 1,383 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,778 | 37 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00023159. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Bryce Canyon Airport been warmer than normal?
2023 averaged 38.9°F, 2.1°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 41.0°F. 1 of the 2 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 42.5°F | +1.5°F | 11.39 |
| 2023 | 38.9°F | −2.1°F | – |
Over 53 complete years from 1950 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.6°F per century (+0.20°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00023159; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bryce Canyon Airport's climate compare?
Bryce Canyon Airport is warmer than 5 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 36. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 41.0°F is warmer than 7%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bryce Canyon Airport is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Bryce Canyon Airport share this climate record?
Bryce Canyon City has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Bryce Canyon City, UT352 people · 2 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Bryce Canyon Airport's climate
What is the coldest month at Bryce Canyon Airport?
December, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (81°F by day, 45°F at night).
Does it snow at Bryce Canyon Airport?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Bryce Canyon National Park Headquarters (5 miles away), records 87 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Bryce Canyon Airport?
September, with 1.66 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bryce Canyon Airport in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bryce Canyon Airport in zone 6a in ZIP code 84776, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −19°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 5a.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Bryce Canyon National Park Headquarters, UT5 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Kodachrome Basin Park, UT16 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Hatch, UT16 miles from this station, 43.9°F a year
- Panguitch, UT17 miles from this station, 43.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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