Weather

The park elevation goes from 5,124 feet at the entrance to 7,310 feet on Sugarloaf Mountain. The top of the park can be 5-10 degrees cooler and windier than the visitor center and entrance. The higher elevations generally have more sun exposure. Clothing layers are always recommended here. The park is often cooler than cities in Arizona with summer highs in the 80s and 90s. Winter lows are often near or below freezing.

 

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Forecast for Chiricahua National Monument

Weather forecast for the visitor center at 5,400 ft elevation.

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Lat: 32.010113836564436 Long: -109.3567943572998

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Live Air and Weather Monitoring

This live data comes directly from the park Entrance Station. Wind and dust storms or fire can impact air quality.

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Historic Weather Information

Data was collected from the monument’s official weather station located north of the Visitor Center; elevation 5,400 feet.

Month	Max Temp	Min Temp	Record High	Record Low	Avg. Rain	Avg. Snow
January	56° F (13 C)	30° F (-1 C)	80° F (27 C)	-1° F (-18 C)	1.45"	3.41"
February	59° F (15 C)	31° F (0 C)	80° F (27 C)	7° F (-14 C)	1.21"	1.72"
March	65° F (18 C)	34° F (1 C)	86° F (30 C)	10° F (-12 C)	1.18"	1.74"
April	73° F (22 C)	39° F (4 C)	93° F (34 C)	21° F (-6 C)	0.51"	0.41"
May	81° F (27 C)	46° F (8 C)	100° F (38 C)	20° F (-7 C)	0.33"	0.00"
June	91° F (32 C)	55° F (13 C)	106° F (41 C)	23° F (-5 C)	0.84"	0.00"
July	89° F (32 C)	60° F (16 C)	105° F (40 C)	49° F (9 C)	3.98"	0.00"
August	86° F (30 C)	59° F (15 C)	103° F (39 C)	45° F (7 C)	4.16"	0.00"
September	83° F (28 C)	55° F (13 C)	99° F (37 C)	37° F (3 C)	1.76"	0.00"
October	75° F (24 C)	46° F (8 C)	93° F (34 C)	21° F (-6 C)	1.22"	0.07"
November	64° F (18 C)	36° F (2 C)	85° F (29 C)	8° F (-13 C)	1.05"	0.73"
December	57° F (13 C)	30° F (-1 C)	82° F (28 C)	-1° F (-18 C)	1.61"	2.75"

Summer Monsoon

One of the outstanding features of the climate of Chiricahua National Monument is the exceptionally wet summer monsoon. This summer rainfall is the result of moist and unstable air originating from the Gulf of Mexico. The most intense storms with record amounts of rain develop from low pressure systems over the upper Gulf of California. These storms can reach hurricane force, last three days and are usually confined to a 50-mile area.

 

Snowplow clearing the road in front of the Visitor Center in January of 2024. Snow like this happens 2 to 10 times a year.

NPS Photo/K. Hostetler

Yes, it snows! Usually at least a few times per winter, but it varies year by year.