June
Start before the heatPlan exposed walks for early morning. Rising summer temperatures make a short outing more practical than an all-day trail list.
189,473 average visits in June
Choose your summer month
Choose your month around the outings and conditions that matter most.
July
Make midday a breakChoose dawn walks and indoor rest during the strongest sun. A quieter trail does not remove heat risk.
170,157 average visits in July
August
Check heat and stormsLate-summer storms can flood washes. Check the forecast before choosing a route and avoid washes when storms threaten.
149,709 average visits in August
Getting around in summer
Use the season’s access and safety decisions to choose your outing.
Avoid activity from 10 am to 5 pm
NPS recommends avoiding the strongest sun. Use early hours for a suitable short walk and the hot part of the day for a break.
Watch the storm forecast
Flash floods can affect washes during late-summer storms. Change the outing rather than rely on the month’s usual dry appearance.
Things to do in summer
Choose a shorter viewpoint or a longer outing for the actual conditions.
Lower Delicate Arch Viewpoint
A short viewpoint walk offers a look at the arch without the full exposed hike.
Landscape Arch early
The shorter, flatter route still needs heat planning. Choose a cool hour and turn back if conditions do not suit.
The Windows
Keep stops brief and choose a cooler part of the day for walking among the nearby formations.
Get oriented for summer
Use the entrance as your starting point for the park drive; choose a short or longer walk before setting out.
- 1 · Arches Entrance Station
- Park boundary
Where to stay in summer
Choose a Moab room or a separately booked park campsite.
Moab rooms
Arches has no lodges or restaurants. Use nearby Moab for rooms and meals, and bring supplies for the park.
Camping Devils Garden has a seasonal reservation system. Check booking rules and the campground calendar before choosing a site.
Arches summer crowds
The highlighted whole months average 169,780 recreation visits per month. May is the annual peak at 195,001.
Summer months highlightedJune–August
LowestLowModerateHighPeakAverage month: 128,797
Arches summer temperatures
NOAA 1991-2020 averages at Moab, UT (preview station; full station review pending). Use the forecast for exposed desert trails; these averages do not establish a safe hiking hour.
Summer months highlightedJune–August
Cooler Hotter
Jan
High44°F
Low21°F
Feb
High52°F
Low27°F
Mar
High65°F
Low36°F
Apr
High72°F
Low43°F
May
High83°F
Low51°F
Jun
High94°F
Low59°F
Jul
High99°F
Low66°F
Aug
High96°F
Low64°F
Sep
High88°F
Low55°F
Oct
High74°F
Low42°F
Nov
High57°F
Low30°F
Dec
High44°F
Low22°F
Questions about Arches summer
Quick answers to the practical questions below.
Is Arches worth visiting in summer?
Arches in summer needs an early start and a shorter outdoor plan. Exposed hikes can meet temperatures above 100°F, while late-summer storms add flash-flood risk.
Which summer month should I choose?
June: Start before the heat. July: Make midday a break. August: Check heat and storms.
What should I check before a summer hike?
NPS recommends avoiding the strongest sun. Use early hours for a suitable short walk and the hot part of the day for a break.
How we built this page.
An independent guide using official data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Park Service.
- Official guidance
- NPS and the relevant operators. The linked official pages support the access, facilities and rules described here. Confirm details before traveling.
- Crowd context
- 2021–2025 monthly averages. NPS recreation visits describe normal seasonal demand, not trail congestion, parking availability or unique visitors.
- Schedules and conditions
- Planning patterns, not live status. Seasonal information describes the normal pattern or explicitly dated source schedule. Current conditions are handled separately. The official source is the place to confirm today’s access.
Topic sources and data details
NPS seasonal, activity and overnight guidance supports the normal patterns and named choices on this page. Check the linked official pages for current operation and booking details.
Month choices describe the reviewed planning window. Monthly recreation visits are full-calendar-month 2021–2025 averages, including any month partly inside the window.
Temperatures are NOAA 1991-2020 normals at Moab, UT; The Moab station sits at about 4,053 ft in town, south of the park entrance, not in the park, so conditions on the trails can differ from these numbers. Its 1991-2020 normals show little snow: 4.9 inches in December and under 2 inches in January and February. We have not finished reviewing this station for Arches, so treat the numbers as a preview. This is a preview station, pending full station review.
Seasonal highlights mark the editorial month window, not guaranteed access or travel-date weather.
Operational source check: October 21, 2026. Design and emphasized source review: 2026-10-21. A design review does not refresh every underlying record.