Weather on March 12 at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park

UTSouthwest5,500 ft elevation
Avg High51°F
Avg Low26°F
Warmest198961°F
Coldest200610°F

Based on 55 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

March 12th in Capitol Reef National Park (via Torrey, UT) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 51°F and lows near 26°F — a 25°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest March 12th was in 1989 (61°F average), while the coldest was 2006 (10°F) — a 51°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 20% of March 12th dates historically, with the wettest March 12th recording 2.79" of rain. The last decade has been 18.1°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 18.1°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for March 12th in Capitol Reef? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202648°F25°F0"--
202542°F21°F0"--
202434°F19°F0.51"--
202334°F13°F0.51"--
202241°F0°F0"--
202128°F-4°F2.79"--
202045°F21°F0"--
201940°F18°F0.25"--
201845°F13°F0"--
201748°F21°F0"--
201642°F22°F0"--
201538°F27°F0.25"--
201431°F-2°F0"--
201346°F21°F0"--
201245°F29°F0"--
201147°F25°F0"--
201042°F0°F0.25"--
200941°F8°F0"--
200844°F25°F0"--
200754°F19°F0"--
200620°F0°F0"--
200553°F29°F0"--
200449°F13°F0.25"--
200369°F42°F0"0"
200262°F35°F0"0"
200152°F33°F0"0"
200058°F33°F0"0"
199955°F33°F0"0"
199857°F33°F0"0"
199770°F41°F0"0"
199666°F38°F0"0"
199556°F38°F0.2"0"
199458°F42°F0"0"
199260°F37°F0"0"
199157°F28°F0"0"
199035°F14°F0"0"
198973°F49°F0"0"
198842°F23°F0"0"
198758°F34°F0"0"
198654°F30°F0"0"
198556°F31°F0"0"
198461°F30°F0"0"
198368°F42°F0"0"
198259°F37°F0"0"
198153°F29°F0"0"
198048°F26°F0.08"0"
197960°F33°F0"0"
197851°F33°F0.18"0"
197751°F20°F0"0"
197646°F23°F0"0"
197552°F29°F0"0"
197462°F33°F0"0"
197343°F30°F1.27"0"
197271°F43°F0"0"
197167°F30°F0"0"

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