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Typical December weather

Zion National Park

Utah · December

Cold, still, and occasionally dusted white on red rock.

53° days
29° nights

about 4 rainy days · 9½ hours of daylight

What to pack

What December feels like

Snow settles on the red walls a few times each winter and it is the photograph everybody wants. Shaded trails ice up and stay iced, so pack traction; the upside is a canyon you can drive through and a trailhead spot whenever you feel like it.

Expect about 4 days with real rain — enough to notice, not enough to plan around. about 20 nights dip below freezing.

The numbers

Typical high53°
Typical low29°
Days with real rain4
Total rain1.6 in
Snowfall1.7 in
Sunrise / sunset (mid-month)7:38 am / 5:15 pm

How December compares

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