Escalante, Utah climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Escalante's normal year runs from 19°F January nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 10.6 inches of precipitation and 26 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.1°C, January lows of −7°C, July highs of 34°C, 268 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationEscalante
- Station IDUSC00422592
- Location37.77°N 111.60°W
- Elevation5,810 ft (1,771 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population822
On October 22, the normal high in Escalante is 66°F and the normal low 35°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Escalante.
- Jan 43° 19°
- Feb 48° 23°
- Mar 58° 29°
- Apr 66° 35°
- May 76° 42°
- Jun 87° 50°
- Jul 92° 57°
- Aug 89° 56°
- Sep 81° 47°
- Oct 68° 37°
- Nov 54° 26°
- Dec 43° 19°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Escalante each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 19°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.64 in), the least in June (0.40 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 19°F | 30.9°F | 1.03 | 8.9 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 48°F | 23°F | 35.7°F | 0.94 | 5.8 | 5 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 58°F | 29°F | 43.7°F | 0.75 | 2.2 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 66°F | 35°F | 50.1°F | 0.45 | 1.4 | 4 | <1 | 10 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 42°F | 58.7°F | 0.59 | 0.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 87°F | 50°F | 68.5°F | 0.40 | 0.0 | 3 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 92°F | 57°F | 74.7°F | 1.02 | 0.0 | 7 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 89°F | 56°F | 72.3°F | 1.64 | 0.0 | 10 | 18 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 81°F | 47°F | 64.3°F | 1.28 | 0.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 37°F | 52.5°F | 1.26 | 0.1 | 4 | <1 | 7 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 54°F | 26°F | 40.1°F | 0.52 | 1.9 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 43°F | 19°F | 30.9°F | 0.68 | 5.2 | 4 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 37°F | 51.9°F | 10.56 | 25.5 | 58 | 64 | 152 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −7°C | −0.6°C | 26 mm | 23 cm |
| February | 9°C | −5°C | 2.1°C | 24 mm | 15 cm |
| March | 14°C | −1°C | 6.5°C | 19 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 19°C | 2°C | 10.1°C | 11 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 24°C | 5°C | 14.8°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 10°C | 20.3°C | 10 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 14°C | 23.7°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 13°C | 22.4°C | 42 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 9°C | 17.9°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | 3°C | 11.4°C | 32 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 12°C | −3°C | 4.5°C | 13 mm | 5 cm |
| December | 6°C | −7°C | −0.6°C | 17 mm | 13 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00422592; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Escalante?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00422592.
When is the last frost in Escalante?
In Escalante, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 8 in half of years and after May 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 10 in half of years and before September 26 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 81 year in 10 after May 24; 9 in 10 after April 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 101 year in 10 before September 26; 9 in 10 before October 24
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 155 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 180 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 20 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Escalante in zone 7a in ZIP code 84726, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Escalante's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (30 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 USC00422592; 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 in Escalante?
In a normal year in Escalante, 64 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 152 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 58 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 64a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 152a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 58a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1901) is 106°F, on July 9, 2021; the lowest is −22°F, on January 22, 1937.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1927, with 21.70 in; the snowiest season is 2009–10, with 73.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00422592; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00422592. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Escalante?
Over a year 85% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Escalante, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and February the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 80% | 2.8 |
| February | 78% | 3.7 |
| March | 84% | 5.3 |
| April | 85% | 6.6 |
| May | 86% | 7.5 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 85% | 7.3 |
| August | 84% | 6.5 |
| September | 88% | 5.8 |
| October | 86% | 4.4 |
| November | 85% | 3.2 |
| December | 78% | 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 much heating and cooling does Escalante need?
A normal year in Escalante brings 5,507 heating degree days, 2% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 749 cooling degree days, 17% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,971 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,056 | 0 |
| February | 822 | 0 |
| March | 662 | 0 |
| April | 446 | 0 |
| May | 214 | 18 |
| June | 34 | 141 |
| July | 1 | 301 |
| August | 3 | 230 |
| September | 77 | 58 |
| October | 387 | 1 |
| November | 747 | 0 |
| December | 1,059 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,507 | 749 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00422592. 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.
Has Escalante been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 55.4°F, 3.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.9°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.5°F | +1.6°F | 9.83 | 13.2 |
| 2022 | 53.1°F | +1.2°F | 6.68 | 6.0 |
| 2025 | 55.4°F | +3.5°F | 9.30 | 5.8 |
Over 84 complete years from 1909 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.4°F per century (+0.14°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00422592; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Escalante's climate compare?
Escalante is warmer than 73 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 31. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.9°F is warmer than 49%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Escalante is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Escalante's climate
What is the coldest month in Escalante?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 19°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 57°F at night).
Does it snow in Escalante?
Yes: 26 inches in a normal year, falling on 9 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (8.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Escalante?
August, with 1.64 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.40 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Escalante in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Escalante in zone 7a in ZIP code 84726, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Escalante's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 2°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Escalante?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 8; in one year in ten it comes after May 24. Waiting until May 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Boulder, UT14 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Kodachrome Basin Park, UT28 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Bryce Canyon Airport, UT30 miles from this station, 41.0°F a year
- Bryce Canyon National Park Headquarters, UT32 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
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