Moab per diem ratesUtah · FY 2027
In Oct, Sep the cap is 1.97 times its Nov–Feb level, the 13th widest spread of the 295, between Wallops Island (VA) and Telluride (CO). Moab’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran October and March to September, now October and September. GSA splits Moab’s year into five rate periods, as it does for only 14 areas.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $223 | 31 |
| November to February | $113 | 120 |
| March to June | $212 | 122 |
| July to August | $165 | 62 |
| September | $223 | 30 |
Four days in October
Monday, October 5, 2026, to Thursday: up to $970, three nights at the October cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $640.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 53.4% above the standard rate over the year.
Moab since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Moab’s full-year average has grown 20.6%; ranked by that growth, Moab sits between South Haven (MI) and Ocean Shores (WA). Against FY 2026, Moab’s full-year average rose 0.7%, between Ithaca (NY) and Douglas (CO) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Moab ranked 72nd of 293 by full-year average, between Sacramento (CA) and Tarrytown / White Plains / New Rochelle (NY). Along the way: up 21.2% in FY 2023, up 1% in FY 2024, down 2.2% in FY 2025.
Moab among the 295
Moab’s full-year average lodging cap, $173 a night, ranks second of the 4 Utah areas, between Park City ($317) and Salt Lake City ($152). Moab’s Oct, Sep peak lodging cap of $223 ranks 57th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Manchester (VT) and Gulf Shores (AL). Nationally, Moab is 58th of 295 on that measure, between Cocoa Beach (FL, $173) and Floral Park / Garden City / Great Neck (NY, $172). Utah, area by area.