Garfield, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Garfield's normal year runs from 25°F January nights to 91°F July afternoons, with 17.7 inches of precipitation and 23 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.4°C, January lows of −4°C, July highs of 33°C, 450 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGarfield
- Station IDUSC00423097
- Location40.72°N 112.20°W
- Elevation4,298 ft (1,310 m)
On October 22, the normal high in Garfield is 60°F and the normal low 43°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Garfield.
- Jan 36° 25°
- Feb 42° 29°
- Mar 53° 37°
- Apr 60° 43°
- May 71° 53°
- Jun 82° 62°
- Jul 91° 71°
- Aug 89° 69°
- Sep 78° 59°
- Oct 63° 46°
- Nov 48° 34°
- Dec 37° 26°
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 Garfield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 91°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.37 in), the least in July (0.71 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 25°F | 30.7°F | 1.43 | 5.6 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 42°F | 29°F | 35.4°F | 1.41 | 2.9 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 53°F | 37°F | 45.1°F | 1.79 | 2.2 | 8 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 43°F | 51.5°F | 2.33 | 0.4 | 10 | <1 | 2 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 53°F | 61.9°F | 2.37 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 82°F | 62°F | 72.0°F | 1.03 | 0.0 | 5 | 9 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 91°F | 71°F | 81.3°F | 0.71 | 0.0 | 4 | 24 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 89°F | 69°F | 79.1°F | 0.73 | 0.0 | 4 | 20 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 59°F | 68.5°F | 1.12 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 63°F | 46°F | 54.2°F | 1.58 | 0.1 | 7 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 48°F | 34°F | 41.1°F | 1.64 | 3.9 | 7 | <1 | 13 | 10 h |
| December | 37°F | 26°F | 31.6°F | 1.57 | 7.9 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 46°F | 54.4°F | 17.71 | 23.0 | 81 | 58 | 97 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −4°C | −0.7°C | 36 mm | 14 cm |
| February | 6°C | −2°C | 1.9°C | 36 mm | 7 cm |
| March | 12°C | 3°C | 7.3°C | 45 mm | 6 cm |
| April | 16°C | 6°C | 10.8°C | 59 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 21°C | 12°C | 16.6°C | 60 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 17°C | 22.2°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 22°C | 27.4°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 21°C | 26.2°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 26°C | 15°C | 20.3°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 17°C | 8°C | 12.3°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 9°C | 1°C | 5.1°C | 42 mm | 10 cm |
| December | 3°C | −3°C | −0.2°C | 40 mm | 20 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00423097; 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 Garfield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (5).
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 USC00423097.
When is the last frost at Garfield?
In Garfield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 3 in half of years and after April 19 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 4 in half of years and before October 18 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
- April 31 year in 10 after April 19; 9 in 10 after March 11
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 41 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 17
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 213 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 244 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 11 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Garfield in zone 7b in ZIP code 84044, 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 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (19 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00423097; 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 Garfield?
In a normal year in Garfield, 58 days a year reach 90°F (6 of them 100°F or more), 97 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 81 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 58a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 6a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 97a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 20high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 81a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1924) is 108°F, on July 13, 2002; the lowest is −11°F, on January 12, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1982, with 28.01 in; the snowiest season is 1971–72, with 53.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00423097; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00423097. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Garfield?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Garfield, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (66%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 69% | 2.1 |
| February | 71% | 3.1 |
| March | 75% | 4.4 |
| April | 77% | 5.8 |
| May | 80% | 6.8 |
| June | 88% | 7.8 |
| July | 88% | 7.4 |
| August | 87% | 6.6 |
| September | 87% | 5.4 |
| October | 82% | 3.9 |
| November | 75% | 2.5 |
| December | 66% | 1.8 |
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 Garfield record?
A normal year at Garfield brings 5,275 heating degree days, 2% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,436 cooling degree days, 58% more 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 3,826 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,065 | 0 |
| February | 827 | 0 |
| March | 616 | 0 |
| April | 412 | 7 |
| May | 168 | 72 |
| June | 34 | 243 |
| July | 1 | 504 |
| August | 2 | 439 |
| September | 52 | 159 |
| October | 348 | 12 |
| November | 716 | 0 |
| December | 1,034 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,275 | 1,436 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00423097. 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.
How does Garfield's climate compare?
Garfield is warmer than 84 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 77. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.4°F is warmer than 58%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Garfield is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot 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.
Which places near Garfield share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Magna metro township, UT31,381 people · 3 mi N
- Lake Point, UT2,738 people · 5 mi SW
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Garfield's climate
What is the coldest month at Garfield?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (91°F by day, 71°F at night).
Does it snow at Garfield?
Yes: 23 inches in a normal year, falling on 14 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (7.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Garfield?
May, with 2.37 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.71 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Garfield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Garfield in zone 7b in ZIP code 84044, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at Garfield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 3; in one year in ten it comes after April 19. Waiting until April 19 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Salt Lake City, UT12 miles from this station, 54.7°F a year
- Tooele, UT14 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- Salt Lake Triad Center, UT16 miles from this station, 55.8°F a year
- Grantsville, UT18 miles from this station, 51.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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