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Monthly climate in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Cottonwood Heights 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 -22 °C (-8 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (96 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 604 mm (23.8 inches) and receives 103 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Cottonwood Heights enjoys an average of 3440 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 0 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States §

The warmest months in Cottonwood Heights are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 19 to 24 °C (66 - 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, Cottonwood Heights experiences 80 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 152 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 22°C
(71°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 11°C
(52°F)
Mean maximum 5°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 7°C
(45°F)
Average high -0°C
(32°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 29°C
(85°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 0°C
(33°F)
Daily mean -5°C
(24°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 17°C
(62°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)
Average low -8°C
(17°F)		 -7°C
(19°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 10°C
(49°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 -9°C
(16°F)
Mean minimum -17°C
(1°F)		 -16°C
(4°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -8°C
(17°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -10°C
(14°F)		 -14°C
(6°F)		 -17°C
(1°F)
Minimum -20°C
(-4°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -11°C
(12°F)		 -7°C
(20°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -22°C
(-8°F)		 -19°C
(-3°F)		 -20°C
(-5°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States §

Cottonwood Heights usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 12 rainy days and 73 mm (2.9 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Cottonwood Heights are June, July and August. On average, 23 mm (0.9 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 70 (2.8) 77 (3.0) 74 (2.9) 68 (2.7) 64 (2.5) 21 (0.8) 20 (0.8) 27 (1.1) 35 (1.4) 45 (1.8) 45 (1.8) 60 (2.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 11 14 12 11 11 4 5 4 5 8 7 11

Monthly sunshine hours in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States §

The sunniest months in Cottonwood Heights are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 22 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Cottonwood Heights: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 11 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 157 208 262 303 365 384 388 362 314 271 224 198
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 38m 10h 40m 11h 58m 13h 19m 14h 27m 15h 0m 14h 42m 13h 41m 12h 24m 11h 4m 9h 54m 9h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States §

Cottonwood Heights experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in April, June and July, 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 Cottonwood Heights UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Cottonwood Heights, Utah, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 9 11 11 12 12 11 9 7 5 3