Hatch, UT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Hatch's primary NOAA station, HATCH.
The climate verdict for Hatch
Dryness leads the climate profile for Hatch, Utah, with 13.2 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 44°F. At 34/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 2% of scores.
- 44°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 34/100
- comfort score, above 2% of station-mapped location scores
- 13.2"
- annual precipitation · 53" snow
- 86 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Hatch: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00423776 · Hatch, UT 44°F mean · 13.2" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 44°F
- RANK-COOL #1,029
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mammoth Lakes R…
- PRCP-DRY 13.2"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-LOW 34/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,714 HDD
- STN-1 USC00423776
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Mammoth Lakes Ranger Station, CA (+ 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.
- Hatch (this station) 44°F
- Hot Truckee Ranger…, CA 44°F
- Near Mammoth Lakes R…, CA 44°F
- Near Donner Mem Stat…, CA 44°F
- Near San Luis, CO 44°F
Climate Living Index · Hatch
Hatch: 11/100 · grade F
Hatch publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Hatch, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 34/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 13.2 in · 21.8 from 35 in | 22/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 52.9 inches/year | 19/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 43.9°F · 23.6° from 67.5°F | 16/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 86 days/year | 0/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 239 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Hatch · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Hatch is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 24.5°F and warmest-month mean 65.1°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 65.1°F
- Coldest month
- 24.5°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 Hatch sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Hatch's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 85%
- Among 6,861 stations, Hatch sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 87%
- Hatch's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 38th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Hatch compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Hatch's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
34 2nd percentile score exceeds 2% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40°F (4°C) | 9°F (-13°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.1" | 12.9" | 31.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 1.1" | 10.4" | 26.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 1.1" | 6.8" | 29.0 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (15°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 0.8" | 3.8" | 24.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 68°F (20°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 0.8" | 0.3" | 20.8 | 0.0 |
| June | 79°F (26°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 0.4" | 0.2" | 4.4 | 1.5 |
| July | 85°F (29°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| August | 82°F (28°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.6" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 13.8 | 0.6 |
| October | 65°F (18°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.4" | 1.2" | 25.6 | 0.0 |
| November | 51°F (11°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.8" | 5.5" | 28.8 | 0.0 |
| December | 41°F (5°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.1" | 11.8" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around July 10, short of 90°F on every date, while 239 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 8°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 22, then returns to freezing around September 27, covering 239 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 July 29, when 31% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 12 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 72 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 21 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 43°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Hatch.
Where Hatch Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 239 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 43°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Hatch 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: 12.9"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 10.4"
6.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.8"
5.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
5.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
5.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.2"
3.0 days with precipitation
8.8 days with precipitation
9.0 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.2"
5.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.5"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 11.8"
5.1 days with precipitation
Hatch spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 25%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Hatch has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 40.6°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 1.6" and June 0.4". The three wettest months together take 34% 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.
Hatch is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 72 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 20% of the calendar, and they carry 13.2" between them. At roughly 0.18 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 9 wet days; the driest is June at about 3.
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 Hatch
Hatch averages 52.9 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 20 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: 52.9 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 20 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 40% 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
September 13
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
86 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,714
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
60
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Hatch 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 (44°F here).
- Bethel, ME 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Carter, MT 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Colton, NY 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Dayton, WY 44°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (13.2" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Harlowton, MT 13.2" · 0.0" off
- Dayville, OR 13.1" · 0.0" off
- Cedarville, CA 13.1" · 0.1" off
- Fort Benton, MT 13.2" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Hatch
heating led · dry · mid swing
Hatch's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,714 annual heating degree days against 60 for cooling. Its 40.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 86 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Hatch coldest normal
January
Averaging 25°F (-4°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
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2. Hatch typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Hatch snow peak
January
Hatch averages 52.9 inches of snow a year, with January 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 Hatch's primary station: HATCH (USC00423776). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4933760). Match rule for Hatch: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Hatch 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.