Weather on January 5 at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park

UTSouthwest5,500 ft elevation
Avg High36°F
Avg Low14°F
Warmest198143°F
Coldest20071°F

Based on 56 years of data from Torrey, UT

Elevation Note: Capitol Reef sits at 5,500 ft. Expect temperatures 19°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Torrey, UT at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

January 5th in Capitol Reef National Park (via Torrey, UT) typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 36°F and lows near 14°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 5th was in 1981 (43°F average), while the coldest was 2007 (1°F) — a 42°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 27% of recorded January 5th dates, with snow falling 13% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 3.5"). The last decade has been 1.5°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 1.5°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 5th in Capitol Reef? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202631°F14°F0"--
202530°F6°F0"--
202437°F26°F0"--
202332°F21°F0"--
202237°F25°F0"--
202129°F0°F0"--
202039°F8°F0"--
201937°F24°F0.51"--
201845°F18°F0"--
201730°F1°F1.02"--
201634°F15°F0"--
201546°F15°F0.25"--
201421°F4°F0"--
201339°F6°F0"--
201251°F13°F0"--
201136°F3°F0"--
201042°F11°F0"--
200924°F-13°F0.51"--
200830°F22°F0.76"--
200717°F-15°F0"--
200644°F5°F0"--
200521°F9°F0"--
200420°F-17°F0.25"--
200343°F21°F0"0"
200235°F22°F--0"
200147°F22°F0"0"
200038°F14°F0"0"
199957°F22°F0"0"
199840°F21°F0"--
199732°F24°F0"0"
199652°F--0"0"
199535°F22°F0.38"1.5"
199455°F26°F0"0"
199327°F6°F0"0"
199226°F16°F0.1"--
199132°F20°F0"0"
199040°F19°F0"0"
198930°F19°F0.51"--
198828°F21°F0.3"1.9"
198742°F29°F0.53"2"
198637°F23°F0"0"
198536°F16°F0"0"
198448°F17°F0"0"
198343°F16°F0"0"
198250°F18°F0.13"1.5"
198153°F32°F0"0"
198028°F15°F0"0"
197927°F11°F0"0"
197849°F26°F0"0"
197735°F19°F0.08"0.5"
197629°F9°F0"0"
197536°F10°F0"0"
197429°F4°F0.58"3.5"
197328°F5°F0.18"0.5"
197228°F7°F0"0"
197117°F-2°F0"0"

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