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Mesa Verde National Park in July

Very busy2.3× average month · best-time score 53/100

July at Mesa Verde National Park averages a daytime high near 82°F and an overnight low around 58°F, with about 1.7" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 2.3× the park's average month, which makes July a very busy month here.

Average low
58°F
Average high
82°F

Range across the year: 22°F to 82°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
1.7 in
Daylight
14.3 hours

Roughly 19% of the park's yearly visitors come in July: about 102,000 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the single busiest month of the year at Mesa Verde; January, the quietest, runs only about 0.1× the average — a 18-to-1 swing between high and low season.

On our Best Time to Visit score July rates 53/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is May: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 70°F is a comfortable range for hiking and being outdoors all day. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.5 miles from the park.

July falls inside the park's busiest stretch: June, July and August together pull about 52% of the year's visitors, so a visit this month means sharing the park with the peak-season crowd.

You'll have about 14.3 hours of daylight in July to explore — near the year-round maximum.

Park-wide, 2025 drew 463,130 recreation visits, down 3.5% from 480,065 in 2024.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 12.8%, so July may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How July compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
June76°F / 54°F2.2× Very busy54 Fair
July82°F / 58°F2.3× Very busy53 Fair
August79°F / 57°F1.8× Very busy62 Good

All twelve months at Mesa Verde, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

July averages a daytime high near 82°F and an overnight low around 58°F at Mesa Verde National Park, with about 1.7 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 2.5 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

July is very busy at Mesa Verde National Park (about 2.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 53/100. Our recommended month is May.

The busiest month is July and the quietest is January. July sits at about 2.3× the park's average, or 19% of annual visitation.

A typical July sees about 102,000 recreation visits at Mesa Verde National Park, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979–2025.

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Source: National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics (1979–2025), NOAA NCEI Climate Normals 1991–2020. Updated 2026-10-11.