Koosharem, 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 Koosharem's primary NOAA station, KOOSHAREM.
The climate verdict for Koosharem
Dryness leads the climate profile for Koosharem, Utah, with 10.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 45°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 45°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 10.1"
- yearly precipitation total
- 107 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Koosharem: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00424764 · Koosharem, UT 45°F mean · 10.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 45°F
- RANK-COOL #1,235
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Evergreen
- PRCP-ARID 10.1"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,475 HDD
- STN-1 USC00424764
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Evergreen, CO ( -0.1 °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.
- Koosharem (this station) 45°F
- Cold Evergreen, CO 45°F
- Hot The Poplars, OR 45°F
- Near Buena Vista, CO 45°F
- Near Nezperce, ID 45°F
Climate Living Index · Koosharem
Koosharem: 10/100 · grade F
Koosharem publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Koosharem, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 44.8°F · 22.7° from 67.5°F | 19/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 10.1 in · 24.9 from 35 in | 12/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 224 calendar days | 4/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 107 days/year | 1/100 · F |
Koosharem · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Koosharem's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 66.4°F
- Coldest month
- 25.0°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 Koosharem sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Koosharem's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 82%
- Among 6,861 stations, Koosharem sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 93%
- Koosharem's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 42nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Koosharem compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Koosharem's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% 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%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F (4°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.7" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 0.5" | 27.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 52°F (11°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.7" | 29.6 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.6" | 24.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (20°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 0.9" | 14.8 | 0.1 |
| June | 80°F (26°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.6" | 4.0 | 1.5 |
| July | 85°F (29°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 1.3" | 0.2 | 5.0 |
| August | 82°F (28°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 1.4" | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 1.1" | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 1.2" | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 51°F (10°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.6" | 28.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 11°F (-12°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.7" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 85°F around July 16, short of 90°F on every date, while 224 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 10°F near December 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 15, then returns to freezing around October 5, covering 224 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 August 3, when 29% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 13 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 72 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 13 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 39°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Koosharem.
Where Koosharem Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 224 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Koosharem earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
5.9 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
6.8 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
8.5 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
6.2 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
4.5 days with precipitation
Koosharem spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 32% of the annual total and December through February 18%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Koosharem has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 41.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: August averages 1.4" and February 0.5". The three wettest months together take 38% 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.
Koosharem 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 10.1" between them. At roughly 0.14 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 6
50% probability date
Growing Season
107 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,475
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
133
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Koosharem 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 (45°F here).
- Dannemora, NY 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Estherville, IA 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Hamilton, MT 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Harrison, NE 45°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Dillon, MT 10.1" · 0.0" off
- Shell, WY 10.1" · 0.0" off
- Santa Teresa, NM 10.1" · 0.0" off
- Homedale, ID 10.1" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Koosharem's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Koosharem's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,475 annual heating degree days against 133 for cooling. Its 41.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 107 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.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Koosharem's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 41.4°F. The annual average is 45°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Koosharem's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Koosharem wettest normal
August
August concentrates the scarce annual total (10.1 inches).
Koosharem driest normal
February
February is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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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 Koosharem's primary station: KOOSHAREM (USC00424764). 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 4941680). Match rule for Koosharem: 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 Koosharem 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.