Drone Weather in Moab, United States
Live flight conditions, updated continuously from the same forecast this app's dashboard uses.
Moab sits amid the red-rock canyon country of southeast Utah, surrounded by BLM land, Arches, and Canyonlands — a genuine favorite for drone photography, with strong afternoon thermal winds off the exposed slickrock a bigger factor than rain most of the year. Spring and fall generally offer the calmest, most consistent conditions; summer afternoons can build convective storms fast.
Nearest official weather station
The nearest airport weather station is Moab/Canyonland Fld (KCNY), 27 km from Moab. Its latest report, 8 minutes old, measured wind of 7 km/h. Compare it with the forecast →
Moab: best time to fly
These figures summarise three years of hourly weather data for Moab (2023–2025). Only daylight hours are counted, and wind is rated against the standard drone profile: Good means wind up to 18 km/h and gusts up to 28 km/h; Not suitable means wind above 25 km/h or gusts above 35 km/h.
- Most flyable months: January, November, and December, when on average 83% of daylight hours had wind and gusts within the Good limits.
- Windiest month: April, with wind or gusts beyond the limits in 43% of daylight hours.
- Time of day: among hours that are light all year round, the wind is usually lightest around 09:00 (6.7 km/h on average) and strongest around 15:00 (12.3 km/h), local time.
- Rainiest month: March, when rain falls on the most days.
| Month | Avg. temp. | Daytime wind | Good hours | Not suitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.8°C | 6.7 km/h | 83% | 10% |
| Feb | 6°C | 8.7 km/h | 64% | 22% |
| Mar | 10.2°C | 11.3 km/h | 45% | 41% |
| Apr | 15.9°C | 11.9 km/h | 38% | 43% |
| May | 21.4°C | 11.2 km/h | 43% | 38% |
| Jun | 27.6°C | 11.8 km/h | 36% | 42% |
| Jul | 31.4°C | 10.6 km/h | 42% | 36% |
| Aug | 28.8°C | 9.8 km/h | 51% | 24% |
| Sep | 24.3°C | 9.7 km/h | 56% | 22% |
| Oct | 17.2°C | 8.7 km/h | 64% | 21% |
| Nov | 8.6°C | 6.8 km/h | 80% | 13% |
| Dec | 5.3°C | 5.6 km/h | 87% | 6% |
Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service) via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. ERA5 describes the average over a grid cell about 30 km wide, so local effects are smoothed out: cliffs, valleys, coasts and buildings can be windier or calmer than shown. Use these figures to choose a season and time of day, and the live forecast above to decide on the day. See how UAV Meteo rates conditions and our data sources.
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