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Bryce Canyon National Park in January

Bryce Canyon National Park · crowd + weather almanac

January crowd level quietest stretch
about 32,000 visits in a typical January
The quietest month of the year · median of 2016–2025 official NPS counts

January is the quietest month of the year at Bryce Canyon National Park: about 32,000 recreation visits in a typical January (1% of the year's traffic, and 9% of what the peak month, September, sees). This is the off-season — the park is at or near its quietest. Weather-wise, January days at the Bryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT station typically top out around 37°F with nights near 17°F, and about 1.9 inches of precipitation falls over the month. The station's long-term normal includes about 20 inches of January snowfall.

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

January weather (1991–2020 normals)

Typical daytime high37°F
Typical overnight low17°F
Precipitation (monthly normal)1.91 in
Snowfall (monthly normal)19.8 in
Measured atBryce Canyon Np Hqrs, UT (USC00421008), 0.1 mi from the park reference point, elev. 7,890 ft

Every month at Bryce Canyon

MonthTypical visitsCrowdsHigh / LowPrecip
January32,448quietest stretch37°F / 17°F1.9 in
February35,632quietest stretch39°F / 18°F1.7 in
March93,642quiet46°F / 23°F1.3 in
April200,582moderate54°F / 29°F0.8 in
May307,508busy63°F / 37°F0.9 in
June362,918busiest stretch75°F / 45°F0.5 in
July331,583busiest stretch80°F / 52°F1.6 in
August309,456busy78°F / 50°F1.9 in
September366,710busiest stretch70°F / 42°F1.8 in
October230,432busy58°F / 32°F1.7 in
November76,439quiet46°F / 23°F1.3 in
December47,968quietest stretch37°F / 17°F1.3 in

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