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Monthly climate in Salt Lake City, United States

Last updated: March 2, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Salt Lake City features a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Temperatures typically range between -1 °C (30 °F) and 27 °C (81 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -22 °C (-6 °F) or can rise to as high as 39 °C (103 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 484 mm (19.1 inches) and receives 82 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Salt Lake City enjoys an average of 3397 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 18 minutes to 15 hours 1 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Salt Lake City, United States §

The warmest months in Salt Lake City are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 27 °C (72 - 81 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -1 to 1 °C (30 - 34 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Salt Lake City experiences 97 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 108 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Salt Lake City, 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 12°C
(54°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 28°C
(83°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 15°C
(59°F)
Mean maximum 9°C
(49°F)		 14°C
(57°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 38°C
(100°F)		 37°C
(100°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 11°C
(51°F)
Average high 3°C
(38°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(60°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 32°C
(90°F)		 26°C
(80°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 3°C
(38°F)
Daily mean -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)
Average low -5°C
(23°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 0°C
(33°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)
Mean minimum -15°C
(5°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -11°C
(13°F)		 -4°C
(26°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 12°C
(55°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -8°C
(18°F)		 -12°C
(11°F)
Minimum -22°C
(-6°F)		 -20°C
(-4°F)		 -18°C
(-0°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 -14°C
(7°F)		 -12°C
(10°F)		 -13°C
(8°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Salt Lake City, United States §

Salt Lake City usually has the most precipitation in February, March and April, with an average of 10 rainy days and 62 mm (2.4 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Salt Lake City are June, July and August. On average, 14 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Salt Lake City, 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) 52 (2.0) 60 (2.4) 61 (2.4) 65 (2.6) 50 (2.0) 15 (0.6) 10 (0.4) 16 (0.6) 34 (1.3) 41 (1.6) 34 (1.3) 47 (1.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 10 10 10 10 9 2 3 2 4 6 6 10

Monthly sunshine hours in Salt Lake City, United States §

The sunniest months in Salt Lake City are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 18 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Salt Lake City: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 3 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Salt Lake City, 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 153 200 260 294 360 382 389 359 312 269 215 198
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 37m 10h 39m 11h 58m 13h 19m 14h 27m 15h 1m 14h 42m 13h 41m 12h 24m 11h 3m 9h 53m 9h 18m

Solar UV radiation in Salt Lake City, United States §

Salt Lake City experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 12, which corresponds to the Very High / 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 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Salt Lake City UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Salt Lake City, 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) 3 5 7 9 10 12 11 10 9 6 4 3

Detailed Monthly Weather Insights for Salt Lake City, United States

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