Bryce Canyon National Park in August

Bryce Canyon National Park · crowd + weather almanac

August crowd level busy

about 309,000 visits in a typical August

The 4th-busiest month of the year · median of 2016–2025 official NPS counts

August is the 4th-busiest month of the year at Bryce Canyon National Park: about 309,000 recreation visits in a typical August (13% of the year's traffic, and 84% of what the peak month, September, sees). This is a busy month, though short of the summer-peak crush. Weather-wise, August days at the Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT station typically top out around 78°F with nights near 50°F, and about 1.9 inches of precipitation falls over the month.

Typical August: 309,456 recreation visits (median 2016–2025); the range across those years ran 191,404 (2021) to 403,964 (2017).
Busier than 8 of the other 11 months.
1991–2020 August normals at Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT: high 78°F, low 50°F, 1.94 in precipitation, 0.0 in snow.

Typical (median) monthly recreation visits at Bryce Canyon National Park, 2016–2025. August highlighted. Source: NPS Visitor Use Statistics.

August weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high	78°F
Typical overnight low	50°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)	1.94 in
Snowfall (monthly normal)	0.0 in
Measured at	Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT (USC00421008), 0.1 mi from the park reference point, elev. 7,890 ft

Every month at Bryce Canyon

Month	Typical visits	Crowds	High / Low	Precip
January	32,448	quietest stretch	37°F / 17°F	1.9 in
February	35,632	quietest stretch	39°F / 18°F	1.7 in
March	93,642	quiet	46°F / 23°F	1.3 in
April	200,582	moderate	54°F / 29°F	0.8 in
May	307,508	busy	63°F / 37°F	0.9 in
June	362,918	busiest stretch	75°F / 45°F	0.5 in
July	331,583	busiest stretch	80°F / 52°F	1.6 in
August	309,456	busy	78°F / 50°F	1.9 in
September	366,710	busiest stretch	70°F / 42°F	1.8 in
October	230,432	busy	58°F / 32°F	1.7 in
November	76,439	quiet	46°F / 23°F	1.3 in
December	47,968	quietest stretch	37°F / 17°F	1.3 in

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