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Pipe Spring National Monument in January

Very quiet0.3× average month · best-time score 50/100

January at Pipe Spring National Monument averages a daytime high near 48°F and an overnight low around 23°F, with about 1.4" of precipitation. Visitation runs about 0.3× the park's average month, which makes January a very quiet month here.

Average low
23°F
Average high
48°F

Range across the year: 22°F to 94°F

Crowds
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Precipitation
1.4 in
Daylight
9.7 hours

Roughly 3% of the park's yearly visitors come in January: about 960 recreation visits in a typical year, based on National Park Service monthly counts from 1979 to 2025.

It is the quietest month of the year at Pipe Spring; by contrast September, the busiest, runs about 1.5× the average — so January is the easiest time to have the place largely to yourself.

On our Best Time to Visit score January rates 50/100 ("Fair"). Our recommended month is October: the lightest crowds of the park's good-weather months.

The daily average of about 35°F is cool, so layers and a shorter daylight window matter. These figures are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 0.1 miles from the park.

Because June, July and August together draw about 30% of annual visitors, choosing January instead steps outside that summer crush — the single biggest lever on how crowded the park feels.

You'll have about 9.7 hours of daylight in January to explore — near the year-round minimum.

Park-wide, 2024 drew 24,530 recreation visits, up 2.1% from 24,016 in 2023.

Across the past decade overall visitation has eased about 42%, so January may feel a touch quieter than it once did.

How January compares with the months around it

MonthAvg high / lowCrowdsBest-time score
December47°F / 22°F0.4× Very quiet47 Fair
January48°F / 23°F0.3× Very quiet50 Fair
February52°F / 26°F0.5× Very quiet47 Fair

All twelve months at Pipe Spring, with the best time to visit.

Reviewed by WhenToVisitParks Editorial Team · Updated

Frequently Asked Questions

January averages a daytime high near 48°F and an overnight low around 23°F at Pipe Spring National Monument, with about 1.4 inches of precipitation. These are 1991–2020 NOAA climate normals from the nearest station, about 0.1 miles from the park, so conditions inside the park can differ, especially at other elevations.

January is very quiet at Pipe Spring National Monument (about 0.3× the average month). Our best-time score rates it "Fair" at 50/100. Our recommended month is October.

The busiest month is September and the quietest is January. January sits at about 0.3× the park's average, or 3% of annual visitation.

A typical January sees about 1,000 recreation visits at Pipe Spring National Monument, 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.