Weather on December 22 at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park

UTSouthwest5,500 ft elevation
Avg High36°F
Avg Low16°F
Warmest198043°F
Coldest20112°F

Based on 54 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

December 22nd in Capitol Reef National Park (via Torrey, UT) typically brings cold winter weather, with average highs around 36°F and lows near 16°F. Over 54 years of records, the warmest December 22nd was in 1980 (43°F average), while the coldest was 2011 (2°F) — a 41°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 19% of recorded December 22nd dates, with snow falling 2% of the time. The last decade has been 4.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 4.8°F warmer on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for December 22nd in Capitol Reef? Bundle up with warm layers and protect extremities from the cold.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202548°F36°F0"--
202444°F22°F0"--
202341°F33°F0.26"--
202230°F20°F0.25"--
202143°F32°F0"--
202037°F7°F0"--
201944°F28°F0"--
201828°F5°F0"--
201730°F-5°F0"--
201639°F22°F0.25"--
201529°F19°F1.52"--
201433°F12°F0"--
201324°F-1°F0"--
201236°F25°F0"--
20118°F-5°F0.51"--
201034°F26°F0.76"--
200928°F14°F0.25"--
200828°F11°F0"--
200730°F-14°F0"--
200627°F4°F0.76"--
200544°F33°F0"--
200416°F-11°F0"--
200329°F-1°F0"--
200233°F21°F0"0"
200141°F16°F0"0"
200042°F16°F0"0"
199942°F21°F0.15"0"
199819°F1°F0"0"
199648°F29°F0.08"1"
199534°F17°F0"0"
199444°F24°F0"0"
199335°F19°F0"0"
199230°F4°F0"0"
199149°F19°F0"0"
199017°F-2°F0"0"
198954°F33°F0"0"
198838°F17°F0"0"
198742°F17°F0"0"
198641°F23°F0"--
198547°F24°F0"0"
198432°F14°F0"0"
198345°F5°F0"0"
198248°F25°F0"0"
198139°F28°F0"0"
198054°F33°F0"0"
197946°F27°F0"0"
197831°F11°F0"0"
197739°F15°F0"0"
197643°F15°F0"0"
197533°F19°F0"0"
197442°F24°F0"0"
197339°F17°F0"0"
197236°F16°F0"0"
197132°F20°F0"0"

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