Editing Bryce Canyon National Park (section)

==Climate==

According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, the park has a [[continental climate]] with warm, dry summers (''Dsb''). Dsb climates are defined by having their coldest month at a mean temperature below {{convert|0|°C|order=flip}}, all months with a mean temperature below {{convert|22|°C|1|order=flip}}, at least four months with a mean temperature above {{convert|10|°C|order=flip}}, and three times as much precipitation in the wettest winter month compared to the driest summer month. The [[plant hardiness zone]] at the visitor center is 5b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of {{convert|-10.0|°F}}.<ref name="USDA">{{cite web |url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx |publisher=[[United States Department of Agriculture]] |access-date=July 3, 2019 |title=USDA Interactive Plant Hardiness Map |archive-date=July 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704214427/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/phzmweb/interactivemap.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The weather in Bryce Canyon is cooler and receives more [[precipitation]] than Zion: a total of {{convert|15|to|18|in|mm}} per year.<ref name="Tufts1998p71">{{Harvard citation no brackets|Tufts|1998|p=71}}</ref><ref name="TheHoodoo"/> Yearly temperatures vary from an average minimum of {{convert|9|°F|°C}} in January to an average maximum of {{convert|83|°F|°C}} in July, but extreme temperatures can range from {{convert|-30|to|97|F}}.<ref name="TheHoodoo"/> The record high temperature in the park was {{convert|98|F|C}} on July 14, 2002. The record low temperature was {{convert|-26|F|C}} on February 6, 1989, and January 13, 1963.

{{Weather box|width=auto
||location = Bryce Canyon National Park Headquarters, Utah, 1991&ndash;2020 normals, extremes 1959&ndash;present
|single line = Y
| Jan high F = 36.9
| Feb high F = 38.8
| Mar high F = 45.8
| Apr high F = 53.5
| May high F = 63.1
| Jun high F = 75.1
| Jul high F = 80.0
| Aug high F = 77.5
| Sep high F = 70.1
| Oct high F = 58.2
| Nov high F = 45.8
| Dec high F = 36.8
|year high F = 56.8
|Jan mean F = 26.9
|Feb mean F = 28.6
|Mar mean F = 34.5
|Apr mean F = 41.2
|May mean F = 49.9
|Jun mean F = 59.8
|Jul mean F = 66.0
|Aug mean F = 63.7
|Sep mean F = 55.9
|Oct mean F = 45.0
|Nov mean F = 34.3
|Dec mean F = 26.9
|year mean F = 44.4
| Jan low F = 17.0
| Feb low F = 18.4
| Mar low F = 23.3
| Apr low F = 28.9
| May low F = 36.6
| Jun low F = 44.6
| Jul low F = 52.1
| Aug low F = 50.0
| Sep low F = 41.6
| Oct low F = 31.9
| Nov low F = 22.8
| Dec low F = 17.0
|year low F = 32.0
| Jan avg record high F = 48.9
| Feb avg record high F = 50.7
| Mar avg record high F = 59.0
| Apr avg record high F = 67.6
| May avg record high F = 75.7
| Jun avg record high F = 84.1
| Jul avg record high F = 87.8
| Aug avg record high F = 84.6
| Sep avg record high F = 79.6
| Oct avg record high F = 70.8
| Nov avg record high F = 58.4
| Dec avg record high F = 49.3
| year avg record high F = 88.4
| Jan avg record low F = -0.4
| Feb avg record low F = 1.1
| Mar avg record low F = 7.1
| Apr avg record low F = 15.5
| May avg record low F = 23.1
| Jun avg record low F = 31.0
| Jul avg record low F = 40.8
| Aug avg record low F = 39.7
| Sep avg record low F = 27.8
| Oct avg record low F = 18.4
| Nov avg record low F = 4.7
| Dec avg record low F = -1.0
| year avg record low F = -4.7
|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 64
|Mar record high F = 67
|Apr record high F = 75
|May record high F = 85
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 98
|Aug record high F = 90
|Sep record high F = 89
|Oct record high F = 80
|Nov record high F = 68
|Dec record high F = 60
|year record high F =
|Jan record low F = -26
|Feb record low F = -26
|Mar record low F = -11
|Apr record low F = -3
|May record low F = 13
|Jun record low F = 21
|Jul record low F = 28
|Aug record low F = 23
|Sep record low F = 16
|Oct record low F = 0
|Nov record low F = -12
|Dec record low F = -23
|year record low F =
|precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation inch = 1.91
| Feb precipitation inch = 1.70
| Mar precipitation inch = 1.27
| Apr precipitation inch = 0.77
| May precipitation inch = 0.91
| Jun precipitation inch = 0.47
| Jul precipitation inch = 1.55
| Aug precipitation inch = 1.94
| Sep precipitation inch = 1.78
| Oct precipitation inch = 1.73
| Nov precipitation inch = 1.28
| Dec precipitation inch = 1.34
|year precipitation inch = 16.65
| unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
| Jan precipitation days = 6.3
| Feb precipitation days = 7.6
| Mar precipitation days = 6.2
| Apr precipitation days = 5.7
| May precipitation days = 5.5
| Jun precipitation days = 3.2
| Jul precipitation days = 8.8
| Aug precipitation days = 10.2
| Sep precipitation days = 7.0
| Oct precipitation days = 5.3
| Nov precipitation days = 4.7
| Dec precipitation days = 6.2
| year precipitation days = 76.7
|Jan snow inch = 19.8
|Feb snow inch = 18.1
|Mar snow inch = 13.2
|Apr snow inch = 5.9
|May snow inch = 1.5
|Jun snow inch = 0.2
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 3.0
|Nov snow inch = 9.7
|Dec snow inch = 15.3
|year snow inch = 86.7
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 6.3
|Feb snow days = 7.2
|Mar snow days = 5.5
|Apr snow days = 3.3
|May snow days = 1.2
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 1.3
|Nov snow days = 3.4
|Dec snow days = 5.7
|year snow days = 34.0

|Jan sun = 217.0
|Feb sun = 226.0
|Mar sun = 248.0
|Apr sun = 300.0
|May sun = 341.0
|Jun sun = 360.0
|Jul sun = 341.0
|Aug sun = 310.0
|Sep sun = 300.0
|Oct sun = 279.0
|Nov sun = 210.0
|Dec sun = 186.0
|Jand sun = 7
|Febd sun = 8
|Mard sun = 8
|Aprd sun = 10
|Mayd sun = 11
|Jund sun = 12
|Juld sun = 11
|Augd sun = 10
|Sepd sun = 10
|Octd sun = 9
|Novd sun = 7
|Decd sun = 6
|Jan light = 9.9
|Feb light = 10.8
|Mar light = 12.0
|Apr light = 13.2
|May light = 14.2
|Jun light = 14.7
|Jul light = 14.5
|Aug light = 13.6
|Sep light = 12.4
|Oct light = 11.2
|Nov light = 10.2
|Dec light = 9.6
|Jan percentsun = 71
|Feb percentsun = 74
|Mar percentsun = 67
|Apr percentsun = 76
|May percentsun = 77
|Jun percentsun = 82
|Jul percentsun = 76
|Aug percentsun = 74
|Sep percentsun = 81
|Oct percentsun = 80
|Nov percentsun = 69
|Dec percentsun = 63
|Jan uv = 2
|Feb uv = 4
|Mar uv = 6
|Apr uv = 8
|May uv = 10
|Jun uv = 11
|Jul uv = 11
|Aug uv = 10
|Sep uv = 8
|Oct uv = 5
|Nov uv = 3
|Dec uv = 2
|source 1 = NOAA<ref>{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=slc |title=NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-date=May 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520233857/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=slc |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00421008&format=pdf |title=Summary of Monthly Normals 1991-2020 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609203009/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00421008&format=pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
|source 2 = Weather Atlas (sun data)<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/utah-usa/bryce-canyon-national-park-climate |title=Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah - Monthly weather forecast and Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530130634/https://www.weather-us.com/en/utah-usa/bryce-canyon-national-park-climate |url-status=live }}</ref>
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