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Weather on January 1 at Zion

Zion National Park

UTSouthwest4,000 ft elevation
Avg High50°F
Avg Low26°F
Warmest198155°F
Coldest197920°F

Based on 56 years of data from Springdale, UT

Elevation Note: Zion sits at 4,000 ft. Expect temperatures 14°F cooler than the data shown below, which comes from Springdale, UT at a lower elevation.

Planning Your Visit

January 1st in Zion National Park (via Springdale, UT) typically brings cool winter weather, with average highs around 50°F and lows near 26°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest January 1st was in 1981 (55°F average), while the coldest was 1979 (20°F) — a 35°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 21% of recorded January 1st dates, with snow falling 5% of the time (heaviest snowfall: 4"). The last decade has been 5.2°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

The last decade has been 5.2°F cooler on this date compared to 20-30 years ago.

Planning for January 1st in Zion? Bring layers as temperatures can vary throughout the day.

Year by Year History

YearHighLowPrecipSnow
202660°F43°F0.34"0"
202552°F28°F0"0"
202452°F37°F0"0"
202348°F29°F0.32"0"
202239°F21°F0.22"2"
202148°F11°F0"0"
202051°F27°F0"0"
201944°F12°F0"0"
201860°F34°F0"0"
201741°F35°F0.02"0"
201643°F15°F0"0"
201535°F13°F0.28"4"
201463°F27°F0"0"
201343°F14°F0.02"0"
201265°F29°F0"0"
201134°F10°F0"--
201049°F27°F0"0"
200956°F33°F0"0"
200848°F24°F0"--
200750°F23°F0"0"
200654°F31°F0.19"0"
200551°F31°F0.09"0"
200444°F31°F0"0"
200353°F21°F0"0"
200250°F32°F0"0"
200160°F26°F0"0"
200053°F34°F0.01"0"
199960°F31°F0"0"
199868°F43°F0"0"
199754°F40°F0"0"
199655°F21°F0"0"
199547°F21°F0"0"
199458°F30°F0"0"
199352°F36°F0"0"
199248°F28°F0"0"
199152°F20°F0"0"
199056°F33°F0"0"
198949°F29°F0"0"
198848°F21°F0"0"
198756°F23°F0"0"
198657°F33°F0"0"
198548°F20°F0"0"
198453°F32°F0"0"
198346°F26°F0"0"
198249°F33°F0.39"0"
198168°F42°F0"0"
198053°F37°F0"0"
197933°F7°F0"0"
197851°F31°F0"0"
197742°F29°F0.01"0"
197637°F7°F0"0"
197544°F12°F0"0"
197440°F27°F0.25"2"
197343°F12°F0"0"
197248°F22°F0"0"
197153°F33°F0"0"

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