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Bryce Canyon is located in a desert climate area of southwestern Utah, above a high plateau at an average altitude of 2500 meters, thanks to the altitude, the plateau where Bryce Canyon is located receives much more rain than plains below and remains cooler during hot summers.
The relatively lush ecosystems that result are as fertile islands towering over a vast, arid landscape. The climate of Bryce Canyon is the unique combination of mountain and desert environments.
This means that not only the Bryce Canyon has almost every kind of weather, but that the weather can change very quickly, it can go from snow to sun within minutes.
Due to the high altitude, average temperatures in January are very low, ranging between 2° C to -9° C, while in July, which is the hottest month of the year the average maximum temperatures reach 27 ° C and average temperatures minimum stop to 11 ° C. From October to May the average minimum temperatures remain below freezing, while the average maximum temperatures average above freezing throughout the year.
The average annual rainfall is not very high, it reachs 423 mm. With regard to the months, the average is 50,5 mm in the month of August, the wettest, and 14,7 mm in the month of June, the driest. Rainy days are 75 in a year, while 152 are the days of clear sky. Snow is a very common occurrence, usually snows between October and May and during these months Bryce Canyon has heavy snowfall. Snow days are 32 a year.
WHEN TO GO TO THE BRYCE CANYON
The best time to visit the Bryce Canyon are the months between June and September.
Bryce Canyon tourist attractions: what to see
THE CLIMATE OF BRYCE CANYON: CLIMATE TABLES
| BRYCE CANYON (2412 meters) | ||||
| Month | Average low (°C) | Average high (°C) | Precip. (mm) | Precip. days (snowy days) |
| January | -9,2 | 2,7 | 46,5 | 5,9 (5,5) |
| February | -8,5 | 3,6 | 34,3 | 6,7 (6,2) |
| March | -5,2 | 7,3 | 38,4 | 6,9 (5,8) |
| April | -1,8 | 11,9 | 20,8 | 5,6 (3,3) |
| May | 2,7 | 17,8 | 21,1 | 5,4 (0,9) |
| June | 7,1 | 23,6 | 14,7 | 4,1 (0,1) |
| July | 11,4 | 26,8 | 39,6 | 7,7 |
| August | 10,2 | 25,2 | 50,5 | 9,9 |
| September | 5,4 | 21,0 | 43,7 | 7,0 (0,1) |
| October | 0,0 | 14,6 | 50,0 | 6,1 (1,2) |
| November | -5,2 | 7,1 | 33,0 | 4,7 (3,5) |
| December | -9,2 | 2,4 | 31,0 | 5,6 (5,4) |
| YEAR | 13,3 | 13,7 | 423,6 | 75,5 (32,0) |
