La Sal, UT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from La Sal's primary NOAA station, LA SAL 1SW.
The climate verdict for La Sal
Dryness leads the climate profile for La Sal, Utah, with 12.7 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 48°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 48°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 12.7"
- annual precipitation · 50" snow
- 142 days
- growing season, frost-free days
La Sal: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00424947 · La Sal, UT 48°F mean · 12.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,196
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Worcester
- PRCP-DRY 12.7"
- SWING-MID 45°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,607 HDD
- STN-1 USC00424947
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Worcester, MA (+ 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.
- La Sal (this station) 48°F
- Hot W Thompson Lake, CT 48°F
- Near Worcester, MA 48°F
- Near Deposit, NY 48°F
- Near Hemlock, NY 48°F
Climate Living Index · La Sal
La Sal: 28/100 · grade F
La Sal publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for La Sal, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 169 calendar days | 33/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 48.1°F · 19.4° from 67.5°F | 32/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 12.7 in · 22.3 from 35 in | 21/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 50.2 inches/year | 21/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 142 days/year | 20/100 · F |
La Sal · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
La Sal is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 26.7°F and warmest-month mean 71.5°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 71.5°F
- Coldest month
- 26.7°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 La Sal sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for La Sal's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 32nd percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 88%
- La Sal's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 57th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How La Sal compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
La Sal's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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 | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F (3°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.0" | 10.4" | 30.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 41°F (5°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.8" | 8.6" | 26.9 | 0.0 |
| March | 51°F (10°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.9" | 7.3" | 24.5 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 3.8" | 15.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (21°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.0" | 0.6" | 5.1 | 0.0 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 0.7" | 0.0" | 0.5 | 3.3 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 1.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 11.0 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 4.3 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 1.4" | 0.1" | 1.1 | 0.6 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 1.4" | 1.8" | 10.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.9" | 5.3" | 24.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.9" | 12.3" | 30.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 87°F around July 16, short of 90°F on every date, while 169 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near December 22.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 14, then returns to freezing around October 29, covering 169 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 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 11 at 11%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 66 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 16 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 32°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for La Sal.
Where La Sal Stands Nationally
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 13 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
La Sal earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 10.4"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 8.6"
6.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.3"
5.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.8"
5.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.6"
5.0 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
6.7 days with precipitation
7.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
6.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.8"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.3"
4.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 12.3"
5.1 days with precipitation
La Sal spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 25% of the annual total and December through February 22%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. La Sal has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 1.4" and June 0.7". The three wettest months together take 32% 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.
La Sal is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 66 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 18% of the calendar, and they carry 12.7" between them. At roughly 0.19 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 7 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 La Sal
La Sal averages 50.2 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 21 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: 50.2 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 21 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
October 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 17
50% probability date
Growing Season
142 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,607
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
496
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to La Sal 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 (48°F here).
- Boone, IA 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Castleford, ID 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Concord, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Crofton, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (12.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Laguna Beach, CA 12.7" · 0.0" off
- Taos, NM 12.7" · 0.0" off
- Moriarty, NM 12.7" · 0.0" off
- Tok, AK 12.7" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define La Sal
heating led · dry · mid swing
La Sal's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,607 annual heating degree days against 496 for cooling. Its 44.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 142 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. La Sal coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 27°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. La Sal typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. La Sal snow peak
December
La Sal averages 50.2 inches of snow a year, with December 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 La Sal's primary station: LA SAL 1SW (USC00424947). 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 a census-designated place (GEOID 4943110), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for La Sal: 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 La Sal 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.