Climateby Month

Salt Lake City, UT climate by month

NOAA 1991-2020 normals · 4,264 ft elevation · also covers West Valley City, West Jordan

Salt Lake City has hot summers and cold and snowy winters. Highs peak at 94°F in July and fall to 39°F in January. The wettest month is April (about 10 wet days) and the driest is July (about 4). Normal snowfall is about 52 in a year. By our comfort score the best month is May.

Warmest month
94°F
July normal high
Coldest month
24°F
January normal low
Wet days a year
91
15.5 in of precipitation
Snow a year
51.9 in
normal snowfall

How warm is Salt Lake City?

Normal highs range from 39°F in January to 94°F in July.

20°40°60°80°100° January: normal high 39°F (4°C), low 24°F (-4°C) 39° 24° February: normal high 45°F (7°C), low 29°F (-2°C) March: normal high 55°F (13°C), low 36°F (2°C) April: normal high 62°F (17°C), low 42°F (6°C) May: normal high 73°F (23°C), low 50°F (10°C) June: normal high 84°F (29°C), low 59°F (15°C) July: normal high 94°F (34°C), low 68°F (20°C) 94° 68° August: normal high 92°F (33°C), low 67°F (19°C) September: normal high 81°F (27°C), low 56°F (13°C) October: normal high 66°F (19°C), low 44°F (7°C) November: normal high 51°F (11°C), low 33°F (1°C) December: normal high 39°F (4°C), low 25°F (-4°C) JFMAMJJASOND

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

How rainy is Salt Lake City?

April has the most wet days (about 10); the year brings about 16 in of precipitation.

January: 10 wet days February: 9 wet days March: 9 wet days April: 10 wet days 10 May: 9 wet days June: 5 wet days July: 4 wet days 4 August: 5 wet days September: 5 wet days October: 7 wet days November: 8 wet days December: 10 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 51.9 in a year, most of it in January.

January: 12.7 in of snow 12.7 February: 10.7 in of snow March: 5.9 in of snow April: 2.9 in of snow May: 0.1 in of snow June: 0.0 in of snow 0.0 July: 0.0 in of snow August: 0.0 in of snow September: 0.0 in of snow October: 0.5 in of snow November: 7.0 in of snow December: 12.1 in of snow JFMAMJJASOND

How humid is Salt Lake City?

Muggy days (dew point 65°F or higher) are rare in any month.

January: 0 muggy days 0 February: 0 muggy days March: 0 muggy days April: 0 muggy days May: 0 muggy days June: 0 muggy days July: 0 muggy days August: 0 muggy days September: 0 muggy days October: 0 muggy days November: 0 muggy days December: 0 muggy days JFMAMJJASOND

Muggy day: daily mean dew point of 65°F or higher, from hourly observations 1991-2020 at Salt Lake City International Airport, 3.9 mi W of the city center.

How much daylight?

Daylight ranges from about 9.3 hours in December to 15.1 hours in June.

January: 9.6 hours of daylight February: 10.7 hours of daylight March: 12.0 hours of daylight April: 13.3 hours of daylight May: 14.5 hours of daylight June: 15.1 hours of daylight 15.1 July: 14.8 hours of daylight August: 13.8 hours of daylight September: 12.5 hours of daylight October: 11.1 hours of daylight November: 9.9 hours of daylight December: 9.3 hours of daylight 9.3 JFMAMJJASOND
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Monthly climate normals and day counts for Salt Lake City, 1991-2020
MonthHighLowPrecip.Wet daysSnowMuggy daysDaylight
January 39°F24°F 1.4 in10 12.7 in 0 9.6 h
February 45°F29°F 1.3 in9 10.7 in 0 10.7 h
March 55°F36°F 1.8 in9 5.9 in 0 12.0 h
April 62°F42°F 2.2 in10 2.9 in 0 13.3 h
May 73°F50°F 1.8 in9 0.1 in 0 14.5 h
June 84°F59°F 0.9 in5 0.0 in 0 15.1 h
July 94°F68°F 0.5 in4 0.0 in 0 14.8 h
August 92°F67°F 0.6 in5 0.0 in 0 13.8 h
September 81°F56°F 1.1 in5 0.0 in 0 12.5 h
October 66°F44°F 1.3 in7 0.5 in 0 11.1 h
November 51°F33°F 1.3 in8 7.0 in 0 9.9 h
December 39°F25°F 1.4 in10 12.1 in 0 9.3 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 Salt Lake City

By our comfort score, the best month is May.

Comfort score by month (0-100) and its parts, in days per month
MonthScoreComfortableNotable rainHot or cold
Jan 310518
Feb 39049
Mar 54652
Apr 651160
May 741651
Jun 639310
Jul 441224
Aug 442221
Sep 631135
Oct 661540
Nov 44345
Dec 300519

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. How the score works.

Frost dates in Salt Lake City

The last spring frost typically comes around Apr 8, and the first fall frost around Oct 31, leaving 204 frost-free days in a typical year.

Frost and freeze dates for Salt Lake City
Typical date1 year in 10
Last spring frost (32°F)Apr 8after Apr 30
First fall frost (32°F)Oct 31before Oct 17
Last hard freeze (28°F)Mar 15after Apr 8
First hard freeze (28°F)Nov 10before Oct 27
Frost-free season204 daysunder 177 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: Salt Lake City Intl Airport (USW00024127), NOAA 1991-2020 freeze probabilities. Frost dates for every city in Utah.

Hottest and coldest readings, 1991-2020

The highest reading was 107°F (July 13, 2002); the lowest was -12°F (February 3, 1996).

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

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Also covers

West Valley City and West Jordan use the same temperature and rain stations as Salt Lake City, so their monthly numbers are the ones on this page.

Where the numbers come from

  • Temperature, rain, snowfall, snow depth, frost dates, humidity and wind by hour and cloud cover: Salt Lake City Intl Airport (USW00024127), 4.3 mi WNW of the city center, 4,225 ft . NOAA normals and daily records, 1991-2020.
  • Daily humidity and wind: Salt Lake City International Airport (725720-24127), 3.9 mi W of the city center, 4,227 ft . Hourly observations, 1991-2020.

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