Canyonlands-the Neck, UT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Canyonlands-the Neck's primary NOAA station, CANYONLANDS-THE NECK.
The climate verdict for Canyonlands-the Neck
Dryness leads the climate profile for Canyonlands-the Neck, Utah, with 9.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. At 43/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 54°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 43/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.3"
- annual precipitation · 23" snow
- 181 days
- frost-free growing season
Canyonlands-the Neck: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00421163 · Canyonlands-the Neck, UT 54°F mean · 9.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,774
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tuttle Creek La…
- PRCP-ARID 9.3"
- SWING-WIDE 50°F
- COMF-LOW 43/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,410 HDD
- STN-1 USC00421163
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Tuttle Creek Lake, KS (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every UT station list.
- Canyonlands-the… (this station) 54°F
- Cold Hoxie, KS 54°F
- Hot St Joseph Rosec…, MO 54°F
- Near Tuttle Creek La…, KS 54°F
- Near Centralia, KS 54°F
Climate Living Index · Canyonlands-the Neck
Canyonlands-the Neck: 45/100 · grade D
Canyonlands-the Neck publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Canyonlands-the Neck, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 43/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 53.6°F · 13.9° from 67.5°F | 55/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 138 calendar days | 54/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 181 days/year | 51/100 · D |
| Snowfall burden | 22.8 inches/year | 46/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 9.3 in · 25.7 from 35 in | 10/100 · F |
Canyonlands-the Neck · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Canyonlands-the Neck's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 79.3°F
- Coldest month
- 29.6°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Canyonlands-the Neck sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Canyonlands-the Neck's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 55th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 95%
- Canyonlands-the Neck's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 80%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Canyonlands-the Neck is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Canyonlands-the Neck compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Canyonlands-the Neck's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
43 10th percentile score exceeds 10% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Canyonlands-the Neck's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 40 complete annual observations from 1966 to 2024, CANYONLANDS-THE NECK warmed at a fitted rate of 0.33°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Canyonlands-the Neck primary station fitted change +0.33 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F (3°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.6" | 6.1" | 28.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 3.5" | 21.5 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.8" | 3.0" | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 62°F (17°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.7" | 0.3" | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.9" | 0.1" | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| June | 85°F (29°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.4 |
| August | 88°F (31°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 13.4 |
| September | 79°F (26°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.0" | 0.0" | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| October | 65°F (18°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.2" | 0.1" | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| November | 49°F (10°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.6" | 3.2" | 15.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.7" | 6.5" | 28.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Canyonlands-the Neck works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 16 and hold at or above 90°F on 31 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 107 dates, bottoming at 21°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 5 through August 4, covering 31 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 11 to October 5.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 3, then returns to freezing around November 18, covering 107 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is September 8, when 22% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 15 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 60 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 15 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Canyonlands-the Neck.
Where Canyonlands-the Neck Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 9 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Days and nights track unusually close together; the widest normal swing, about 23°F, is narrower than most stations record.
Canyonlands-the Neck earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 6.1"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.5"
4.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.0"
4.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
5.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
5.4 days with precipitation
2.4 days with precipitation
5.9 days with precipitation
6.4 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.2"
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.5"
4.4 days with precipitation
Canyonlands-the Neck spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 26% of the annual total and December through February 20%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Canyonlands-the Neck has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 49.7°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: October averages 1.2" and June 0.4". The three wettest months together take 36% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Canyonlands-the Neck is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 59 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 16% of the calendar, and they carry 9.3" between them. At roughly 0.16 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is August at about 6 wet days; the driest is June at about 2.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Canyonlands-the Neck
Canyonlands-the Neck averages 22.8 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 14 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 22.8 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 14 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 24% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 25
50% probability date
Growing Season
181 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,410
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,304
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Canyonlands-the Neck on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (54°F here).
- Bonner Springs, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Brookfield, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Capitan, NM 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Fairfield, OH 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Minden, NV 9.3" · 0.0" off
- Terlingua, TX 9.3" · 0.0" off
- Arlington, OR 9.3" · 0.0" off
- Riverside, CA 9.4" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Canyonlands-the Neck
heating led · dry · mid swing
Canyonlands-the Neck's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,410 annual heating degree days against 1,304 for cooling. Its 49.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Canyonlands-the Neck's frost-free season lasts about 181 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
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1. Canyonlands-the Neck coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 30°F (-1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Canyonlands-the Neck typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Canyonlands-the Neck snow peak
December
Canyonlands-the Neck averages 22.8 inches of snow a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Canyonlands-the Neck's primary station: CANYONLANDS-THE NECK (USC00421163). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Canyonlands-the Neck; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Canyonlands-the Neck comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.