Hite Ranger Station, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Hite Ranger Station's normal year runs from 31°F January nights to 98°F July afternoons, with 8.7 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.6°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 37°C, 220 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHite Ranger Station
- Station IDUSC00423980
- Location37.87°N 110.39°W
- Elevation3,850 ft (1,174 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Hite Ranger Station is 68°F and the normal low 49°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hite Ranger Station.
- Jan 45° 31°
- Feb 53° 35°
- Mar 63° 42°
- Apr 71° 50°
- May 80° 59°
- Jun 93° 70°
- Jul 98° 78°
- Aug 95° 74°
- Sep 87° 66°
- Oct 72° 52°
- Nov 57° 39°
- Dec 46° 31°
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 Hite Ranger Station each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 98°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 31°F. The most precipitation falls in October (1.08 in), the least in June (0.30 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 45°F | 31°F | 37.7°F | 0.92 | – | <1 | 22 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 53°F | 35°F | 43.5°F | 0.69 | – | <1 | 13 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 42°F | 52.1°F | 0.67 | – | <1 | 4 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 71°F | 50°F | 60.1°F | 0.56 | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 80°F | 59°F | 69.5°F | 0.62 | – | 7 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 93°F | 70°F | 81.3°F | 0.30 | – | 23 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 98°F | 78°F | 88.0°F | 0.80 | – | 31 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 95°F | 74°F | 84.6°F | 0.81 | – | 28 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 87°F | 66°F | 76.3°F | 1.01 | – | 15 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 72°F | 52°F | 62.2°F | 1.08 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 39°F | 48.4°F | 0.54 | – | <1 | 4 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 31°F | 38.4°F | 0.66 | – | <1 | 21 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 72°F | 52°F | 61.9°F | 8.66 | – | 104 | 66 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7°C | −1°C | 3.2°C | 23 mm |
| February | 11°C | 1°C | 6.4°C | 18 mm |
| March | 17°C | 5°C | 11.2°C | 17 mm |
| April | 22°C | 10°C | 15.6°C | 14 mm |
| May | 27°C | 15°C | 20.8°C | 16 mm |
| June | 34°C | 21°C | 27.4°C | 8 mm |
| July | 37°C | 25°C | 31.1°C | 20 mm |
| August | 35°C | 23°C | 29.2°C | 21 mm |
| September | 30°C | 19°C | 24.6°C | 26 mm |
| October | 22°C | 11°C | 16.8°C | 27 mm |
| November | 14°C | 4°C | 9.1°C | 14 mm |
| December | 8°C | −1°C | 3.6°C | 17 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station, and no record within 25 miles keeps one, so snow is left out here rather than estimated.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00423980; 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 Hite Ranger Station?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October.
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 USC00423980.
When is the last frost at Hite Ranger Station?
In Hite Ranger Station, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 9 in half of years and after April 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before November 4 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
- March 91 year in 10 after April 5; 9 in 10 after February 16
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 4
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 253 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 281 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 23 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00423980. 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 Hite Ranger Station?
In a normal year in Hite Ranger Station, 104 days a year reach 90°F (36 of them 100°F or more) and 66 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 104a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 36a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 66a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00423980.
How sunny is it at Hite Ranger Station?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Hite Ranger Station, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (93%) and December the cloudiest (78%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.8 |
| February | 80% | 3.8 |
| March | 86% | 5.4 |
| April | 87% | 6.7 |
| May | 88% | 7.7 |
| June | 93% | 8.4 |
| July | 90% | 7.6 |
| August | 89% | 6.8 |
| September | 91% | 5.9 |
| October | 89% | 4.5 |
| November | 86% | 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Hite Ranger Station record?
A normal year at Hite Ranger Station brings 3,562 heating degree days, 34% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,452 cooling degree days, 2.7 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,496 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 846 | 0 |
| February | 601 | 0 |
| March | 404 | 4 |
| April | 181 | 34 |
| May | 51 | 192 |
| June | 4 | 493 |
| July | 0 | 713 |
| August | 0 | 609 |
| September | 8 | 349 |
| October | 144 | 57 |
| November | 499 | 1 |
| December | 824 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,562 | 2,452 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00423980. 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 Hite Ranger Station's climate compare?
Hite Ranger Station is warmer than 96 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 20. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.9°F is warmer than 80%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hite Ranger Station is BWk: cold desert. 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 Hite Ranger Station's climate
What is the coldest month at Hite Ranger Station?
January, with a normal high of 45°F and a normal low of 31°F. The warmest is July (98°F by day, 78°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Hite Ranger Station?
October, with 1.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.30 in.
How late can frost come at Hite Ranger Station?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 9; in one year in ten it comes after April 5. Waiting until April 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Hans Flat Ranger Station, UT29 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Natural Bridges National Monument, UT29 miles from this station, 50.7°F a year
- Bullfrog Basin, UT30 miles from this station, 59.6°F a year
- Hanksville, UT39 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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