Encampment River Wilderness
- Annual mean
- 1.9 °C
- Warmest month
- July
- Wettest month
- April
Detailed atmospheric records including temperature, precipitation, wind, and daylight averages.
Climate data for Mount Zirkel Wilderness provides a twelve-month overview of atmospheric conditions based on NASA POWER measurements collected between 1991 and 2020. Records include mean, minimum, and maximum temperatures along with average daily precipitation, relative humidity, wind speed, and daylight duration. Measurements reflect long-term trends at a single representative coordinate rather than current weather or park-wide conditions.

Long-term monthly temperature means and average daily precipitation rates across twelve months
Analyze long term temperature bounds, daily precipitation rates, humidity, and daylight hours across the year
| Mean temperature | Precipitation | Humidity | Wind speed | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -11.2 °C-28.4° to 0.1° | 2.2 mm/day | 97.3% | 2.7 m/s | 9.4 hours |
| February | -9.7 °C-27° to 0.7° | 2.1 mm/day | 96.8% | 2.7 m/s | 10.4 hours |
| March | -4.8 °C-22.5° to 8.2° | 1.8 mm/day | 87.2% | 2.6 m/s | 11.7 hours |
| April | 0.6 °C-13.6° to 16° | 2.5 mm/day | 72% | 2.7 m/s | 13.1 hours |
| May | 6.4 °C-7.7° to 21.5° | 2 mm/day | 65.2% | 2.3 m/s | 14.3 hours |
| June | 12.5 °C-2.2° to 26.4° | 1.2 mm/day | 53.7% | 2.2 m/s | 14.9 hours |
| July | 16.7 °C3.3° to 29.4° | 1.2 mm/day | 51.2% | 1.8 m/s | 14.6 hours |
| August | 15.5 °C3.1° to 28.4° | 1.3 mm/day | 52.2% | 1.9 m/s | 13.6 hours |
| September | 10.6 °C-4.1° to 25.4° | 1.6 mm/day | 52.7% | 2.1 m/s | 12.2 hours |
| October | 3 °C-10.9° to 19.6° | 1.7 mm/day | 62.1% | 2.4 m/s | 10.9 hours |
| November | -4.5 °C-20.4° to 10.7° | 1.9 mm/day | 78.4% | 2.5 m/s | 9.7 hours |
| December | -10.5 °C-27.2° to 2.5° | 1.9 mm/day | 93.4% | 2.6 m/s | 9.1 hours |
See two months side by side and how much they differ. Both use the same 1991–2020 climate normals and NASA POWER data point as the table above, so they show typical conditions, not a forecast.
Comparative monthly averages for temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind, and daylight duration
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