Hans Flat Ranger Station, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Hans Flat Ranger Station's normal year runs from 21°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 9.6 inches of precipitation and 39 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.4°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 30°C, 243 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHans Flat Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00423600
- Location38.26°N 110.18°W
- Elevation6,600 ft (2,012 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Hans Flat Ranger Station is 58°F and the normal low 40°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 Hans Flat Ranger Station.
- Jan 35° 21°
- Feb 40° 25°
- Mar 50° 32°
- Apr 57° 37°
- May 68° 48°
- Jun 80° 59°
- Jul 87° 65°
- Aug 84° 63°
- Sep 75° 55°
- Oct 61° 42°
- Nov 47° 31°
- Dec 35° 21°
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 Hans Flat Ranger Station each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in October (1.16 in), the least in June (0.37 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F | 21°F | 28.2°F | 0.70 | 9.2 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 40°F | 25°F | 32.8°F | 0.67 | 7.4 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 50°F | 32°F | 41.3°F | 0.84 | 5.2 | 6 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 37°F | 47.3°F | 0.67 | 2.9 | 5 | <1 | 9 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 68°F | 48°F | 57.7°F | 0.72 | 0.3 | 5 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 80°F | 59°F | 69.5°F | 0.37 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 87°F | 65°F | 75.6°F | 0.87 | 0.0 | 6 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 84°F | 63°F | 73.1°F | 1.09 | 0.0 | 7 | 7 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 75°F | 55°F | 65.0°F | 0.96 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 42°F | 51.6°F | 1.16 | 0.7 | 6 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 47°F | 31°F | 38.7°F | 0.76 | 4.5 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 35°F | 21°F | 28.2°F | 0.77 | 8.3 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 42°F | 50.7°F | 9.58 | 38.5 | 66 | 26 | 123 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −6°C | −2.1°C | 18 mm | 23 cm |
| February | 5°C | −4°C | 0.4°C | 17 mm | 19 cm |
| March | 10°C | 0°C | 5.2°C | 21 mm | 13 cm |
| April | 14°C | 3°C | 8.5°C | 17 mm | 7 cm |
| May | 20°C | 9°C | 14.3°C | 18 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 18°C | 24.2°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 17°C | 22.8°C | 28 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 13°C | 18.3°C | 24 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 16°C | 6°C | 10.9°C | 29 mm | 2 cm |
| November | 8°C | −1°C | 3.7°C | 19 mm | 11 cm |
| December | 2°C | −6°C | −2.1°C | 20 mm | 21 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00423600; 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 Hans Flat Ranger Station?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00423600.
When is the last frost at Hans Flat Ranger Station?
In Hans Flat Ranger Station, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 1 in half of years and after May 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 16 in half of years and before October 2 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 11 year in 10 after May 24; 9 in 10 after April 18
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 161 year in 10 before October 2; 9 in 10 before November 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 163 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 185 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 22 in half of springs and before October 26 in half of autumns.
By the USDA's method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in plant hardiness zone 7b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°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 USC00423600; 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 Hans Flat Ranger Station?
In a normal year in Hans Flat Ranger Station, 26 days a year reach 90°F, 123 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 66 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 26a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 123a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 24high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 66a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 13a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1980) is 101°F, on July 10, 2021; the lowest is −12°F, on February 6, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2015, with 19.08 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 77.3 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00423600; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00423600. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Hans Flat Ranger Station?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Hans Flat Ranger Station, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (91%) and January the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.6 |
| February | 79% | 3.6 |
| March | 85% | 5.3 |
| April | 85% | 6.6 |
| May | 86% | 7.5 |
| June | 91% | 8.2 |
| July | 87% | 7.4 |
| August | 87% | 6.6 |
| September | 90% | 5.8 |
| October | 88% | 4.4 |
| November | 85% | 3.1 |
| December | 76% | 2.3 |
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 Hans Flat Ranger Station record?
A normal year at Hans Flat Ranger Station brings 6,068 heating degree days, 13% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 894 cooling degree days, 1% 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 3,072 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,141 | 0 |
| February | 903 | 0 |
| March | 736 | 0 |
| April | 533 | 1 |
| May | 259 | 31 |
| June | 45 | 179 |
| July | 4 | 330 |
| August | 6 | 259 |
| September | 91 | 89 |
| October | 420 | 5 |
| November | 791 | 0 |
| December | 1,141 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,068 | 894 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00423600. 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 Hans Flat Ranger Station been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 54.5°F, 3.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 50.7°F. 3 of the 3 complete years since 2023 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 51.0°F | +0.3°F | 9.27 | 66.2 |
| 2024 | 53.8°F | +3.1°F | 8.74 | 19.0 |
| 2025 | 54.5°F | +3.8°F | 7.29 | 13.8 |
Over 39 complete years from 1982 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 9.2°F per century (+0.51°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00423600; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hans Flat Ranger Station's climate compare?
Hans Flat Ranger Station is warmer than 58 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 28. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 50.7°F is warmer than 44%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hans Flat Ranger Station 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 Hans Flat Ranger Station's climate
What is the coldest month at Hans Flat Ranger Station?
January, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow at Hans Flat Ranger Station?
Yes: 39 inches in a normal year, falling on 22 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (9.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Hans Flat Ranger Station?
October, with 1.16 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.37 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hans Flat Ranger Station in?
By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 6°F (30 years, 1991-2020): zone 7b.
How late can frost come at Hans Flat Ranger Station?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 1; 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
- Canyonlands-The Needles, UT24 miles from this station, 53.6°F a year
- Canyonlands-The Neck, UT24 miles from this station, 53.6°F a year
- Hite Ranger Station, UT29 miles from this station, 61.9°F a year
- Hanksville, UT30 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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