Weather on March 16 at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park

UTSouthwest5,500 ft elevation
Avg High51°F
Avg Low26°F
Warmest197459°F
Coldest202313°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 16th 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 16th was in 1974 (59°F average), while the coldest was 2023 (13°F) — a 46°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 20% of recorded March 16th dates, with snow falling 2% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 3"). The last decade has been 14.6°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 14.6°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for March 16th in Capitol Reef? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202646°F26°F0"--
202543°F19°F0"--
202429°F18°F0.51"--
202327°F-1°F0"--
202237°F18°F0"--
202135°F13°F0.51"--
202045°F25°F0"--
201938°F-6°F0"--
201835°F12°F0"--
201756°F35°F0"--
201638°F19°F0"--
201555°F22°F0"--
201450°F9°F0"--
201347°F27°F0"--
201252°F34°F0"--
201151°F30°F0.51"--
201047°F-2°F0.25"--
200949°F20°F0"--
200827°F6°F2.79"--
200759°F18°F0"--
200642°F11°F0.25"--
200537°F8°F0.25"--
200448°F27°F0"--
200350°F37°F0"0"
200243°F23°F0"0"
200144°F30°F0"0"
200052°F28°F0"0"
199966°F39°F0"0"
199865°F39°F0"0"
199763°F40°F0"0"
199662°F41°F0"0"
199565°F--0"0"
199471°F41°F0"0"
199263°F38°F0"0"
199149°F25°F0"0"
199053°F27°F0"0"
198970°F33°F0"0"
198839°F26°F0.43"3"
198743°F30°F0.36"0"
198650°F36°F0.05"0"
198557°F36°F0"0"
198459°F33°F0"0"
198352°F30°F0"0"
198253°F24°F0"0"
198161°F30°F0"0"
198056°F23°F0.05"0"
197950°F37°F0"0"
197859°F27°F0"0"
197761°F26°F0"0"
197657°F30°F0"0"
197556°F28°F0"0"
197474°F44°F0"0"
197356°F28°F0"0"
197270°F42°F0"0"
197155°F23°F0"0"

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