Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Aurora features a humid continental climate (Dfb).Temperatures typically range between -5 °C (24 °F) and 24 °C (75 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-16 °F) or can rise to as high as 37 °C (100 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 424 mm (16.7 inches) and receives 76 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Aurora enjoys an average of 3525 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 28 minutes to 14 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Aurora are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 20 to 24 °C (69 - 75 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -5 to -3 °C (24 - 27 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Aurora experiences 95 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 164 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (100°F) | 36°C (97°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 22°C (72°F) | 14°C (58°F) |
Mean maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 36°C (96°F) | 35°C (94°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 10°C (50°F) |
Average high | 2°C (36°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 26°C (79°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 3°C (37°F) |
Daily mean | -5°C (24°F) | -3°C (27°F) | 1°C (35°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 20°C (69°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 17°C (64°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 3°C (38°F) | -4°C (26°F) |
Average low | -11°C (13°F) | -9°C (15°F) | -5°C (23°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 4°C (39°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 0°C (33°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -10°C (15°F) |
Mean minimum | -21°C (-5°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -17°C (2°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (26°F) | 3°C (38°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 8°C (47°F) | -0°C (32°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -11°C (13°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Minimum | -25°C (-12°F) | -27°C (-16°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -15°C (5°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (43°F) | -9°C (16°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -14°C (7°F) | -23°C (-10°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Aurora, Utah, United States with other places around the world.
Aurora usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 10 rainy days and 54 mm (2.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Aurora are June, July and August. On average, 13 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) | 54 (2.1) | 61 (2.4) | 48 (1.9) | 47 (1.9) | 8 (0.3) | 15 (0.6) | 16 (0.6) | 20 (0.8) | 39 (1.5) | 29 (1.2) | 43 (1.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Aurora are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 16 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Aurora: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170 | 220 | 274 | 313 | 367 | 382 | 379 | 360 | 314 | 279 | 242 | 220 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 46m | 10h 44m | 11h 58m | 13h 15m | 14h 18m | 14h 50m | 14h 32m | 13h 35m | 12h 23m | 11h 7m | 10h 1m | 9h 28m |
Aurora experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Aurora UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 |