Weather on April 5 at Capitol Reef

Capitol Reef National Park

UTSouthwest5,500 ft elevation
Avg High55°F
Avg Low29°F
Warmest200263°F
Coldest20238°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

April 5th in Capitol Reef National Park (via Torrey, UT) typically brings cool spring weather, with average highs around 55°F and lows near 29°F — a 26°F daily swing. Over 55 years of records, the warmest April 5th was in 2002 (63°F average), while the coldest was 2023 (8°F) — a 55°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 16% of recorded April 5th dates, with snow falling 2% of the time. The last decade has been 13.8°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 13.8°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for April 5th in Capitol Reef? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202532°F4°F0"--
202436°F13°F0"--
202323°F-8°F0"--
202247°F22°F0"--
202160°F29°F0"--
202045°F26°F0"--
201950°F25°F0"--
201850°F26°F0.25"--
201744°F3°F0"--
201646°F20°F0"--
201551°F30°F0"--
201439°F14°F0.51"--
201350°F29°F0"--
201246°F27°F0"--
201155°F24°F0"--
201038°F11°F0.25"--
200936°F-3°F0"--
200842°F25°F0"--
200755°F27°F0"--
200636°F17°F0.51"--
200544°F12°F0"--
200446°F27°F0"--
200348°F29°F0.03"0"
200275°F51°F0"0"
200162°F38°F0"0"
200076°F42°F0"0"
199951°F27°F0.25"0"
199856°F31°F0"0"
199741°F24°F0"0"
199661°F34°F--0"
199574°F--0"0"
199456°F33°F0"0"
199363°F37°F0"0"
199273°F46°F0"0"
199176°F48°F0"0"
199069°F43°F0"0"
198972°F40°F0"0"
198870°F31°F0"0"
198756°F37°F0.1"0"
198664°F41°F0"0"
198568°F45°F0"0"
198466°F37°F0"0"
198339°F24°F0.15"1"
198251°F23°F0"0"
198158°F26°F0"0"
198066°F35°F0"0"
197968°F37°F0"0"
197865°F38°F0.08"0"
197765°F37°F0"0"
197667°F47°F0"0"
197563°F35°F0"0"
197459°F31°F0"0"
197360°F29°F0"0"
197275°F47°F0"0"
197163°F33°F0"0"

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