Cedar Point, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cedar Point's normal year runs from 17°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 14.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.9°C, January lows of −8°C, July highs of 31°C, 371 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCedar Point
- Station IDUSC00421308
- Location37.72°N 109.08°W
- Elevation6,760 ft (2,060 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Cedar Point is 59°F and the normal low 33°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 17%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cedar Point.
- Jan 38° 17°
- Feb 42° 20°
- Mar 50° 26°
- Apr 59° 32°
- May 69° 40°
- Jun 82° 48°
- Jul 88° 55°
- Aug 84° 54°
- Sep 76° 47°
- Oct 62° 36°
- Nov 49° 26°
- Dec 38° 18°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Cedar Point each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in October (1.75 in), the least in June (0.52 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 17°F | 27.5°F | 1.50 | 5 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 42°F | 20°F | 30.9°F | 1.32 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 50°F | 26°F | 38.3°F | 1.06 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 59°F | 32°F | 45.2°F | 0.95 | 6 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 69°F | 40°F | 54.3°F | 0.99 | 5 | <1 | 6 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 48°F | 65.0°F | 0.52 | 2 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 88°F | 55°F | 71.2°F | 1.11 | 7 | 13 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 84°F | 54°F | 69.1°F | 1.37 | 7 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 76°F | 47°F | 61.2°F | 1.55 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 36°F | 49.0°F | 1.75 | 6 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 49°F | 26°F | 37.2°F | 1.07 | 5 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 38°F | 18°F | 27.9°F | 1.41 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 61°F | 35°F | 48.1°F | 14.60 | 66 | 24 | 173 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −8°C | −2.5°C | 38 mm |
| February | 5°C | −7°C | −0.6°C | 34 mm |
| March | 10°C | −3°C | 3.5°C | 27 mm |
| April | 15°C | 0°C | 7.3°C | 24 mm |
| May | 21°C | 4°C | 12.4°C | 25 mm |
| June | 28°C | 9°C | 18.3°C | 13 mm |
| July | 31°C | 13°C | 21.8°C | 28 mm |
| August | 29°C | 12°C | 20.6°C | 35 mm |
| September | 24°C | 8°C | 16.2°C | 39 mm |
| October | 17°C | 2°C | 9.4°C | 44 mm |
| November | 9°C | −4°C | 2.9°C | 27 mm |
| December | 3°C | −8°C | −2.3°C | 36 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Monticello (2 mi E) (16 miles away), gets 64 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00421308; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Cedar Point?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (2).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00421308.
When is the last frost at Cedar Point?
In Cedar Point, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 16 in half of years and after June 2 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 11 in half of years and before September 29 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- May 161 year in 10 after June 2; 9 in 10 after April 30
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 111 year in 10 before September 29; 9 in 10 before October 22
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 145 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 171 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 1 in half of springs and before October 21 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cedar Point in zone 6b in ZIP code 81324, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (18 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00421308; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Cedar Point?
In a normal year in Cedar Point, 24 days a year reach 90°F, 173 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 66 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 24a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 173a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 20high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 66a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1951) is 101°F, on July 14, 2004; the lowest is −20°F, on December 23, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1957, with 29.96 in; the snowiest season is 1972–73, with 159.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00421308; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00421308. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Cedar Point?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cedar Point, 5.4 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (92%) and December the cloudiest (77%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.8 |
| February | 78% | 3.7 |
| March | 84% | 5.3 |
| April | 85% | 6.7 |
| May | 87% | 7.6 |
| June | 92% | 8.4 |
| July | 88% | 7.5 |
| August | 87% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.8 |
| October | 87% | 4.5 |
| November | 85% | 3.2 |
| December | 77% | 2.5 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Cedar Point record?
A normal year at Cedar Point brings 6,589 heating degree days, 23% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 445 cooling degree days, 51% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,338 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,164 | 0 |
| February | 955 | 0 |
| March | 828 | 0 |
| April | 593 | 0 |
| May | 336 | 6 |
| June | 77 | 77 |
| July | 5 | 199 |
| August | 13 | 138 |
| September | 139 | 25 |
| October | 496 | 0 |
| November | 834 | 0 |
| December | 1,150 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,589 | 445 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00421308. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Cedar Point been warmer than normal?
Over 42 complete years from 1957 to 2017, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.9°F per century (+0.33°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cedar Point's climate compare?
Cedar Point is warmer than 41 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 55. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.1°F is warmer than 32%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cedar Point is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Cedar Point's climate
What is the coldest month at Cedar Point?
January, with a normal high of 38°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 55°F at night).
Does it snow at Cedar Point?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Monticello (2 mi E) (16 miles away), records 64 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Cedar Point?
October, with 1.75 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.52 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cedar Point in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cedar Point in zone 6b in ZIP code 81324, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −1°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come at Cedar Point?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 16; in one year in ten it comes after June 2. Waiting until June 2 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Northdale, CO7 miles from this station, 45.5°F a year
- Dove Creek, CO10 miles from this station, 48.7°F a year
- Monticello, UT18 miles from this station, 47.3°F a year
- Yellow Jacket (2 mi W), CO22 miles from this station, 49.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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