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Best Time til Visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Best time til visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park: mars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, september and október. Mánuður-by-month temperature, rainfall and crowd guidance.

☁️ 13°C now🕔 4:25 PM local📅 Best: mars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, september and október

Best time til visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Go in mars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, september and október. These months score highest on comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and useful daylight.

Hardest months: janúar, febrúar and desember - expect the least comfortable mix of heat, cold or rain.

janúar★★★☆☆
febrúar★★★★☆
mars★★★★☆
apríl★★★★★
maí★★★★★
júní★★★★☆
júlí★★★★★
ágúst★★★★★
september★★★★★
október★★★★★
nóvember★★★★☆
desember★★★★☆

Loftslag in Carlsbad Caverns National Park month by month

Average high, average low and total rainfall, based on three years of reanalysis data.

janfebmaraprjújúágsepoktnódesLine: average high · Bars: rainfall
MánuðurAvg highAvg lowRigningfallRating
janúar9°-2°18 mm★★★☆☆
febrúar16°4°4 mm★★★★☆
mars20°7°7 mm★★★★☆
apríl22°9°23 mm★★★★★
maí26°13°30 mm★★★★★
júní31°18°61 mm★★★★☆
júlí30°18°44 mm★★★★★
ágúst31°19°27 mm★★★★★
september27°16°25 mm★★★★★
október23°12°13 mm★★★★★
nóvember17°6°16 mm★★★★☆
desember15°3°13 mm★★★★☆

Loftslag type: Semi-arid. Heimild: Open-Meteo archive (ERA5).

How Carlsbad Caverns National Park compares með nearby places

Annual averages, and the difference against Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

PlaceDistanceAvg tempvs hereAnnual rain
Guadalupe Mountains National Park39 km12°C4°C cooler283 mm
White Sands National Park167 km19°C+3°C warmer178 mm
Rio Grande359 km24°C+8°C warmer163 mm
Big Bend National Park359 km24°C+8°C warmer163 mm
Albuquerque380 km16°Cabout the same268 mm

What til pack, what til skip

Pack for the next 7 days
  • Layers - the daily swing is 12°C, so mornings feel nothing like afternoons
Worth avoiding
  • If your dates are flexible, avoid janúar, febrúar and desember - historically the least comfortable months here.

Samantekt

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a national park in New Mexico. Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a US national park known for huge limestone caves and bat flights.

Núna er hitinn 13°C (55°F) in Carlsbad Caverns National Park með skýjað. Hitinn finnst vera 11°C. Í dag er hitinn frá 12°C til 17°C. Líkur á úrkomu eru 39%. Sightseeing conditions score 8.3/10 - góðar aðstæður.

Besti tíminn til að heimsækja Carlsbad Caverns National Park is mars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, september and október. Loftslagið er semi-arid. janúar, febrúar and desember tend til be the least comfortable months. ágúst is the warmest month með average highs near 31°C, while janúar is the coldest með lows near -2°C.

Nearby highlights include Guadalupe Mountains National Park, White Sands National Park, Rio Grande and Big Bend National Park.

Í einföldu máli. Today is cooler than average for október. The forecast high of 17°C is 6.3°C below the 23°C typical for this month. The best window til be outside is roughly 12 PM til 3 PM, when temperature, rain chance and wind line up best. fishing is the strongest bet in Carlsbad Caverns National Park today at 9.5/10. No weather-related travel disruption is expected today. Roads and airports should run normally.

Compiled from this page's own data: atlas facts plus live Open-Meteo readings.

Veður í Carlsbad Caverns National Park núna

☁️
13°C
Skýjað · feels like 11°C
Raki68%
Vindur8 km/h SSW
Vindhviður9 km/h
UV-vísitala0 · Lágt
Skýjahula100%
Loftþrýstingur832 hPa
SkyggniExcellent · 26 km
Loftgæði48 · Good
Sólarupprás7:12 AM
Sólsetur6:10 PM
Tungl🌖 Waning gibbous · 88%

Open-Meteo Updated 4:25 PM, okt 29 local time.

⚠️mán., nóv 2: damaging gusts til 75 km/h.
⚠️þri., nóv 3: damaging gusts til 66 km/h.

Weekend outlook

lau.urday, okt 31

🌦️ 20° / 13°

Light drizzle · 28% rain · wind 14 km/h

sun.day, nóv 1

☁️ 21° / 14°

Skýjað · 10% rain · wind 19 km/h

Hlutir til að gera in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

Áhugaverðir staðir, parks and landmarks in and around Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Quick facts about Carlsbad Caverns National Park

TegundNational park
StateNew Mexico
LandBandaríkin
HeimsálfaNorður-Ameríka
Hnit32°8′52.4″N 104°33′24.1″W (32.1479, -104.5567)
Established1930
Known forhuge limestone caves and bat flights
Staðartími4:25 PM (UTC-06:00)
Best monthsmars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, september and október
LoftslagSemi-arid

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Carlsbad Caverns National Park?

Carlsbad Caverns National Park is a national park in New Mexico. Its coordinates are 32.1479, -104.5567. It lies in Norður-Ameríka.

What is the weather like in Carlsbad Caverns National Park núna?

It is currently 13°C (55°F) með skýjað. Raki is 68% and wind is 8 km/h.

When is the best time til visit Carlsbad Caverns National Park?

mars, apríl, maí, júní, júlí, ágúst, september and október offer the most comfortable conditions in Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which has a semi-arid climate. janúar, febrúar and desember are usually the hardest months for outdoor plans.

What time zone is Carlsbad Caverns National Park in?

Carlsbad Caverns National Park observes America/Denver (UTC-06:00). The local time is 4:25 PM.

What are the top things til do in Carlsbad Caverns National Park?

Popular options include Guadalupe Mountains National Park, White Sands National Park, Rio Grande and Big Bend National Park.

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Data sources and methodology

Place dataUSPOTUS Atlas dataset (national-parks) - coordinates, hierarchy and facts.
Spá and observationsOpen-Meteo (ECMWF and national models).
Loftgæði and pollenCopernicus CAMS via Open-Meteo. US AQI scale.
Loftslag averagesERA5 reanalysis via the Open-Meteo archive, aggregated over 3 years.
Official alertsUS National Veður Service.
MethodScores, comparisons and advice on this page are computed from the inputs above. Distances are straight-line. Nothing is estimated where data is missing - the block is simply not shown.

Last updated október 29, 2026 at 4:25 PM local time. Live blocks refresh every 15 minutes; climate averages monthly.

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