Climate of Petrified Forest National Park
Petrified Forest National Park has a semi-arid climate. It hardly rains here. The average annual temperature for Petrified Forest National Park is 21° degrees and there is about 163 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 270 days a year with an average humidity of 37% and an UV-index of 5.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 8°C and 32°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -2°C and 21°C
- Rain: it rains 71 days and there is a total of approximately 163 mm rainfall
- Snow: it snows an average of 12 days per year
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3523 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 8°C and 32°C |
Warmest month: | 32°C in June |
Coldest month: | 8°C in January |
Night temperature: | between -2°C and 21°C |
Dry days: | 282 days |
Days with rain: | 71 days |
Days with snow: | 12 days |
Total rain sum: | 163 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3523 hours |
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Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Petrified Forest National Park.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Petrified Forest National Park.
Climate table of Petrified Forest National Park
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Petrified Forest National Park. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Petrified Forest National Park might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 9 |
Night temp. (°C) | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | -1 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 16 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 14 |
Days with rain | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 |
Days with snow | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
Dry days | 23 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind force (Bft) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
UV-index | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Best time to visit Petrified Forest National Park
The best time to visit Petrified Forest National Park is April through October. In this period you have a hot temperature and almost no precipitation. The highest average temperature in Petrified Forest National Park is 32°C in June and the lowest is 8°C in January.
Climate of Petrified Forest National Park by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Petrified Forest National Park? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.
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