Utah, United States

Moab

Moab is a small town in Utah, United States, 4,026 ft above sea level. It has a population of about 5,366 (2020). The climate is classified as cold semi-arid (Köppen BSk), with little rain, large day–night swings and strong sunshine.

Now57°F

Best timeMar–Apr · Oct

Population5,366

Local time08:49

38.57° N, 109.55° WElevation 4,026 ftUTC−6 · Mountain Daylight Time

Postal code84532

14-day weather Climate by month Things to do

The year in Moabweather score

October: high / low74° / 44°

Rain this month29mm

Best timeMar–Apr · Oct

Best: Mar–Apr · Oct. Warmth, sunshine and dry days, month by month.

Moab at a glance

Sunrise · sunset07:35 · 18:3210 h 57 min of daylight The moon tonightWaxing gibbous85% · Moonrise 16:36 Northern lights tonightUnlikely tonightKp needed: 7.5 Next holiday11 NovemberVeterans Day Next eclipse20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse

Best time to visitMar–Apr · Oct

The months with the highest weather score

Warmest month100°F

Average high in July

Coolest month22°F

Average low in January

Wettest monthAugust

23 mm of rain

Driest monthJune

11 mm of rain

Monuments nearby10+

within 7.5 km

Weather in Moab

Now and the next ten days. The 14 and 30-day outlooks are one click away.

14-day forecast

57°F

Rain · wind 7 km/h · humidity 86%

Today hour by hour

Today22 Oct75°50°11 mm

Fri23 Oct69°51°4.2 mm

Sat24 Oct63°46°3.7 mm

Sun25 Oct62°42°2.1 mm

Mon26 Oct64°43°

Tue27 Oct70°42°

Wed28 Oct63°44°

Thu29 Oct60°40°

Fri30 Oct62°44°

Sat31 Oct63°45°

When to go to Moab

Each month's weather score (warmth, sun, dry days) with its temperatures and rain.

Climate month by month

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Score	46	50	85	88	75	54	41	40	59	87	69	45
High	44°	52°	64°	71°	82°	94°	100°	96°	88°	74°	57°	44°
Low	22°	28°	37°	43°	52°	61°	68°	66°	56°	44°	32°	23°
Rain (mm)	14	13	18	19	17	11	20	23	23	29	17	16
Wet days	5	6	6	5	6	3	7	8	7	6	5	6

What's on in Moab

Concerts, football matches, the public holidays ahead and the town's festivals through the year.

Public holidays

11Nov

Veterans DayNational

Wed26Nov

Thanksgiving DayNational

Thu25Dec

Christmas DayNational

Fri1Jan

New Year's DayNational

Fri

Monuments and museums in Moab

All monuments

2.4 km

Arthur Taylor House, MoabBuilt 1896

0.3 km

Star HallBuilt 1906

0.7 km

Apache Motel

0.3 km

Moab CabinBuilt 1893

0.4 km

Moab LDS ChurchBuilt 1889

2.8 km

Slickrock Trail

Museum7.8 km

Arches Visitor Center

More museums: Interactive Track Museum · Moab Giants · Moab Museum

Monuments of Utah Museums of Utah

Outdoors around Moab

Hiking routes from the town, and what there is to do within 15 km: huts, viewpoints, climbing, camping, ski areas and dive sites.

Things to do

Camp sites55 Viewpoints38 Climbing4 Golf courses1

Lion's Back ViewpointViewpoints

1.9 km

Abyss ViewpointViewpoints

2.2 km

Sun Outdoors North MoabCamp sites

2.7 km

Wall StreetClimbing

3.1 km

Moab Boulder ParkClimbing

4 km

Moab KOA HolidayCamp sites

4.7 km

Nature around Moab

Nature in United States

National park17 km

Arches National Park

Mount Peale

Mount Tukuhnikivatz

Summit12,306 ft28 km

Mount Waas

Summit11,818 ft32 km

South Mountain (La Sal Mountains)

Nature in Utah Mountains of Utah

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals of United States seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Eastern gray squirrelSciurus carolinensis

Northern FlickerColaptes auratus

Blue JayCyanocitta cristata

Eastern chipmunkTamias striatus

Hispid cotton ratSigmodon hispidus

Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos

The sky over Moab

Eclipses and meteor showers

The moon tonightWaxing gibbousMoonrise 16:36 · Moonset 04:48 Next eclipse seen from here20 Feb 2027Penumbral lunar eclipse Orionids~18 an hourpeak night 21 October, best at 06:08 Northern lightsKp 7.5about 1 nights a year

Earthquakes around Moab

The last 30 days within 300 km, and the record since 1950.

Earthquakes

Last 30 days4magnitude 2.5+ within 300 km Since 19501magnitude 5+ within 150 km Significant earthquakes on record4within 300 km

Strongest nearby since 1950

5.2Castle Dale 14 km ↘1988 · 132 km

Fossil sites near this town

Fossil sites: 58 · 1 km

Fossils in the United States

Cretaceous · 6Jurassic · 22Triassic · 8Permian · 3Carboniferous · 19

Formations around the town

Honaker Trail Formation · 16 Entrada Sandstone · 12 Elephant Canyon Formation · 6 Cedar Mountain Formation · 6 Wingate Sandstone · 5 Kayenta/Navajo Sandstone · 4 Navajo Sandstone · 2 Morrison Formation · 2 Rock Point Formation · 1 Kayenta Formation · 1

Dinosaurs · 75Grallator, Therangospodus, Anomoepus, Eosauropus, Moabosaurus, Yurgovuchia, Utahraptor, Gastonia, Nedcolbertia, Allosaurus, Camarasaurus, Stegosaurus

Trilobites · 8Ditomopyge, Ameura

Towns and villages around Moab

Each with its own page: weather, climate and the best time to visit.

Castle Valley14 km Dewey34 km Elba42 km Sagers44 km Vista45 km Thompson Springs46 km Brendel47 km Cisco48 km Agate56 km Solitude59 km Cottonwood63 km Westwater68 km

All 15 towns and villages in Grand County Utah

Moab from above

Around Moab19 places to see, do and reach nearby

Arches National ParkNature11 mi Mount PealeMountain20 mi Mount MellenthinMountain19 mi Mount TukuhnikivatzMountain18 mi Mount WaasMountain18 mi South Mountain (La Sal Mountains)Mountain20 mi The RectoryMountain11 mi Arthur Taylor House, MoabMonument1.5 mi Star HallMonument0.2 mi Apache MotelMonument0.4 mi Moab CabinMonument0.2 mi Moab LDS ChurchMonument0.3 mi Slickrock TrailMonument1.8 mi John Henry Shafer HouseMonument0.7 mi Orlando W. Warner HouseMonument1.2 mi Arches Visitor CenterMuseum4.8 mi Spanish ValleyPlace7.4 mi Thompson SpringsPlace29 mi ParadoxPlace35 mi

Postal code

84532

Getting to Moab

Canyonlands Regional AirportCNY

27 km

Grand Junction Regional AirportGJT

108 km

Montrose Regional AirportMTJ

144 km

Places near Moab

12 km

Places with a climate like Moab

Matched month by month on temperature, rain and sunshine.

94% alike

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to visit Moab?

Based on 30-year climate normals, March, April and October offer the best balance of comfortable temperatures, low rainfall and sunshine in Moab.

What is the hottest month in Moab?

July is the warmest month, with average highs of 100°F and lows of 68°F.

What is the coldest month in Moab?

January is the coldest month, with average highs of 44°F and lows of 22°F.

What is the rainiest month in Moab?

August is the wettest month with about 0.9 in of precipitation on 8 wet days.

What is the postal code of Moab?

The postal code of Moab is 84532.