Climateby Month

Moab, UT climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 4,032 ft elevation

Summers in Moab are very hot; winters are chilly. Highs peak at 99°F in July and fall to 44°F in January. Wet days are spread through the year, from about 3 to 6 a month. Normal snowfall is about 9.3 in a year. The most comfortable time to visit is April.

Warmest month
99°F
July normal high
Coldest month
21°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
62
9.1 in of precipitation
Snow a year
9.3 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Moab?

Normal highs range from 44°F in January to 99°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 21°F (-6°C) 44° 21° February: normal high 52°F (11°C), low 27°F (-3°C) March: normal high 65°F (18°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 72°F (22°C), low 43°F (6°C) May: normal high 83°F (28°C), low 51°F (11°C) June: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 59°F (15°C) July: normal high 99°F (37°C), low 66°F (19°C) 99° 66° August: normal high 96°F (36°C), low 64°F (18°C) September: normal high 88°F (31°C), low 55°F (13°C) October: normal high 74°F (23°C), low 42°F (6°C) November: normal high 57°F (14°C), low 30°F (-1°C) December: normal high 44°F (7°C), low 22°F (-6°C) JFMAMJJASOND

Bars run from the normal low to the normal high for each month.

How rainy is Moab?

August has the most wet days (about 6); the year brings about 9.1 in of precipitation.

January: 5 wet days February: 6 wet days March: 6 wet days April: 5 wet days May: 5 wet days June: 3 wet days 3 July: 5 wet days August: 6 wet days 6 September: 5 wet days October: 5 wet days November: 4 wet days December: 6 wet days JFMAMJJASOND

Wet day: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow, counted from daily records 1991-2020.

How much does it snow?

Normal snowfall is 9.3 in a year, most of it in December.

January: 1.7 in of snow February: 1.4 in of snow March: 0.2 in of snow April: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 May: 0.0 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.1 in of snow November: 1.0 in of snow December: 4.9 in of snow 4.9 JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Moab?

Humidity data is not available for this location.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.5 hours in December to 14.8 hours in June.

January: 9.8 hours of daylight February: 10.8 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.2 hours of daylight May: 14.3 hours of daylight June: 14.8 hours of daylight 14.8 July: 14.6 hours of daylight August: 13.6 hours of daylight September: 12.4 hours of daylight October: 11.2 hours of daylight November: 10.1 hours of daylight December: 9.5 hours of daylight 9.5 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Moab, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowDaylight
January 44°F21°F 0.7 in5 1.7 in 9.8 h
February 52°F27°F 0.7 in6 1.4 in 10.8 h
March 65°F36°F 0.7 in6 0.2 in 12.0 h
April 72°F43°F 0.8 in5 0.0 in 13.2 h
May 83°F51°F 0.8 in5 0.0 in 14.3 h
June 94°F59°F 0.3 in3 0.0 in 14.8 h
July 99°F66°F 0.9 in5 0.0 in 14.6 h
August 96°F64°F 0.9 in6 0.0 in 13.6 h
September 88°F55°F 0.9 in5 0.0 in 12.4 h
October 74°F42°F 1.0 in5 0.1 in 11.2 h
November 57°F30°F 0.7 in4 1.0 in 10.1 h
December 44°F22°F 0.8 in6 4.9 in 9.5 h

High and low: NOAA 1991-2020 normal daily high and low. Wet days: at least 0.01 in of rain or melted snow. Muggy days: daily mean dew point 65°F or higher.

Best months to visit Moab

By our comfort score, the best month is April.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 40029
Feb 49222
Mar 721720
Apr 771831
May 631039
Jun 441124
Jul 380230
Aug 360328
Sep 474215
Oct 711831
Nov 55821
Dec 39029

Score = 40 × share of comfortable days + 25 × share of days without notable rain + 20 × share of days neither hot (90°F+) nor cold (high 40°F or below) + 15 × daylight. Comfortable days here are judged by temperature only (no humidity station nearby). How the score works.

Frost dates in Moab

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 11, and the first fall frost around Oct 23, leaving 192 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Moab
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 11after Apr 28
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 23before Oct 8
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 24after Apr 12
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 1before Oct 18
Frost-free season192 daysunder 172 days

"Typical" is the date with a 50% chance of a later spring frost (or earlier fall frost). Planting after the "1 year in 10" spring date gives a 90% chance of no further frost. The Old Farmer's Almanac publishes 30% dates, which fall between our typical and 1-in-10 dates.

Station: Moab (USC00425733), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Utah.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 111°F (July 19, 1998, and 3 other days); the lowest was -6°F (January 15, 2013).

From the temperature station's daily records with NOAA quality flags removed. Not an all-time record.

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Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth and frost dates: Moab (USC00425733), 0.2 mi ENE of the city center, 4,053 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Not available for this location: humidity and wind by hour, cloud cover and daily humidity and wind (no station close enough or similar enough in elevation).

Distances from the city center (USGS). Methodology · Report an error