Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 47 min5:59 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 33 min7:32 am – 5:05 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 98°F, lows 78°FColdest month January: highs 45°F, lows 31°F9 in of rain a yearwettest month October32 in of snow a year, on about 16 days104 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hite Rs station, 13 mi away; snow from Natural Bridges Nm
Parks and public landsGlen Canyon National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 7.6 mi · 1,192,449 acresNatural Bridges National Monumentnational monument · 13.6 mi · 7,551 acresCanyonlands National Parknational park · 26.1 mi · 334,222 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes15 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.9 on 7 Nov 198623 mi away, near Halls Crossing, UtahMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Oct 201824 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSan Juan County, UT, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLandslide Relatively HighAvalanche Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality76% of days had good air in 2025274 of 361 days measured86 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, San Juan County monitors, UT
Drinking waterAneth Ntuaserves 1,481 people from ground water10 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2024: arsenic, maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,065 ft1,544 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
