Weather on March 18 at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park

UTSouthwest5,500 ft elevation
Avg High51°F
Avg Low25°F
Warmest197261°F
Coldest20235°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

March 18th in Capitol Reef National Park (via Torrey, UT) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 51°F and lows near 25°F — a 26°F daily swing. Over 56 years of records, the warmest March 18th was in 1972 (61°F average), while the coldest was 2023 (5°F) — a 56°F range across recorded history. Rain or other precipitation has occurred on about 13% of March 18th dates historically, with the wettest March 18th recording 1.02" of rain. The last decade has been 15.1°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 15.1°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for March 18th in Capitol Reef? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202664°F25°F0"--
202526°F6°F1.02"--
202435°F11°F0"--
202327°F-16°F0"--
202243°F8°F0"--
202143°F13°F0.25"--
202035°F18°F0.25"--
201944°F9°F0"--
201823°F5°F0"--
201757°F35°F0"--
201645°F24°F0"--
201547°F26°F0"--
201429°F6°F0.25"--
201340°F21°F0"--
201227°F9°F0.51"--
201144°F11°F0"--
201049°F24°F0"--
200953°F20°F0"--
200836°F-1°F0"--
200757°F26°F0"--
200631°F7°F0.76"--
200540°F15°F0"--
200453°F18°F0"--
200346°F36°F0"0"
200246°F24°F0"0"
200159°F30°F0"0"
200053°F32°F0"0"
199968°F40°F0"0"
199847°F29°F0"0"
199764°F38°F0"0"
199661°F30°F0"0"
199569°F40°F0"0"
199465°F43°F0"0"
199365°F42°F0.03"0"
199259°F35°F0"0"
199158°F32°F0"0"
199064°F40°F0"0"
198964°F35°F0"0"
198847°F23°F0"0"
198761°F29°F0"0"
198650°F34°F0"0"
198547°F35°F0"0"
198454°F29°F0"0"
198350°F32°F0"0"
198254°F26°F0"0"
198151°F26°F0"0"
198052°F20°F0"0"
197951°F30°F0"0"
197867°F34°F0"0"
197746°F23°F0"0"
197669°F37°F0"0"
197559°F26°F0"0"
197470°F47°F0"0"
197354°F36°F0"0"
197279°F44°F0"0"
197144°F18°F0"0"

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