Park elevations range from 4,000 to 5,700 feet. Cold weather is possible any time of year, and snow has been recorded in all months. Winter daytime highs average 40°F; lows average 20°F. Morning fog is frequent from autumn through spring. Summer daytime highs average 75° to 80°F; lows average 50°F. Occasional thunderstorms occur in summer.
Although Lava Beds' weather is predictably unpredictable, you can get an idea of what the weather outside might be like from our Weather brochure. The weather underground is mild all year round!
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Did You Know?
Wyoming Indian paintbrush (Castilleja linariifolia) is a common bright red flower and blooms in late spring or early summer. Paintbrushes are root parasites, meaning that their roots grow into the roots of other plants to steal nutrients.