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La Verkin, 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 La Verkin's primary NOAA station, LA VERKIN.

The climate verdict for La Verkin

Dryness leads the climate profile for La Verkin, Utah, with 11.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 61°F. It scores 83/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 81% of them.

61°F
yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
83/100
comfort score, above 81% of station-mapped location scores
11.6"
annual precipitation · 1" snow
218 days
frost-free days per growing season

La Verkin: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.

Normals record plate

Sheet USC00424968 · La Verkin, UT 61°F mean · 11.6" precip

TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-MIX · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL

Nearest mean-temperature peer: Cartersville, GA (+ 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.

Climate Living Index · La Verkin

La Verkin: 52/100 · grade D

La Verkin publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.

D
52/100Climate Living Index

PlainClimate-derived for La Verkin, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 83/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.

La Verkin Living Index dimension scores
DimensionStation valueScore
Snowfall burden 1.4 inches/year 80/100 · B
Annual temperature balance 60.8°F · 6.7° from 67.5°F 79/100 · B
Frost-free season 218 days/year 76/100 · B
Normal heat + freeze calendar 182 calendar days 24/100 · F
Precipitation balance 11.6 in · 23.4 from 35 in 17/100 · F

La Verkin · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.

La Verkin'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
83.0°F
Coldest month
39.4°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 · balanced station

Where La Verkin sits across the climate record

Three NOAA fields for La Verkin's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.

Annual temperature
Top 23% warmest
Among 6,861 stations, La Verkin sits in the warmer third of annual means.
Annual precipitation
Drier than 91%
La Verkin's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
Seasonal temperature swing
51st percentile swing
Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.

How La Verkin compares across U.S. station-mapped locations

La Verkin's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations

PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals

83 Top 19% score exceeds 81% 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%). Below this entry. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry. This location 0 100 every station-mapped location, bucketed by value
  1. 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  2. 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
  4. 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
  5. 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
  6. 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
  7. 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
  8. 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
  9. 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). This entry sits in this band.
  10. 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more station-mapped locations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

La Verkin's measured station temperature trend

Methodology

Across 49 complete annual observations from 1960 to 2025, LA VERKIN warmed at a fitted rate of 0.30°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.

La Verkin fitted annual mean temperature change, 1960-2025 Fitted station-temperature change from 1960 to 2025, relative to the fitted first year. The linear trend warmed at 0.30 °C per decade. -0.3°C +0.2°C +0.7°C +1.2°C +1.7°C +2.2°C 1960198020002020
  • La Verkin primary station fitted change +0.30 °C/decade
Source: NOAA GHCN-M v4, quality-controlled monthly mean temperature. PlainClimate fits ordinary least squares over complete calendar years; minimum 30 years, record must reach 2015 or later.

Monthly Temperatures

Average daily high and low temperatures by month

Month Avg High Avg Low Mean
January 52°F (11°C) 29°F (-2°C) 41°F (5°C)
February 57°F (14°C) 33°F (1°C) 45°F (7°C)
March 66°F (19°C) 40°F (4°C) 53°F (12°C)
April 73°F (23°C) 44°F (7°C) 59°F (15°C)
May 83°F (28°C) 52°F (11°C) 67°F (20°C)
June 94°F (34°C) 61°F (16°C) 77°F (25°C)
July 98°F (37°C) 68°F (20°C) 83°F (28°C)
August 96°F (36°C) 67°F (20°C) 82°F (28°C)
September 89°F (32°C) 59°F (15°C) 74°F (24°C)
October 76°F (24°C) 47°F (8°C) 62°F (16°C)
November 62°F (16°C) 35°F (2°C) 48°F (9°C)
December 51°F (10°C) 28°F (-2°C) 39°F (4°C)

The year, day by day

La Verkin works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 99°F by July 14 and hold at or above 90°F on 103 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 79 dates, bottoming at 28°F around December 18.

Normal daily high and low temperature for La Verkin, January through December Peaks 99°F around July 14. Bottoms 28°F around December 18. 20 40 60 80 100 freezing JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal daily high and low across the calendar year. NOAA 1991–2020 daily normals, LA VERKIN.

When the heat sits

Normal highs reach 90°F from June 4 through September 14, covering 103 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 3 to October 28.

This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.

The freezing stretch

The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 9, then returns to freezing around November 23, covering 79 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 February 21, when 24% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is June 19 at 6%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 53 wet dates a year.

The widest day

June 17 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.

Look up any date

Any date's 1991–2020 normal for La Verkin.

Where La Verkin Stands Nationally

Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 103 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.

Aridity defines the water calendar: about 12 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.

La Verkin 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

January 1.4"

Snow: 0.3"

6.0 days with precipitation

February 1.8"

Snow: 0.4"

6.8 days with precipitation

March 1.4"

Snow: 0.2"

5.6 days with precipitation

April 0.8"

4.0 days with precipitation

May 0.5"

3.7 days with precipitation

June 0.2"

1.6 days with precipitation

July 0.6"

3.6 days with precipitation

August 1.0"

4.7 days with precipitation

September 0.9"

3.5 days with precipitation

October 1.0"

4.0 days with precipitation

November 0.9"

3.8 days with precipitation

December 1.2"

Snow: 0.5"

5.1 days with precipitation

La Verkin's wet season runs through the cold months

December, January and February carry 38% of the year's precipitation here, while June through August contribute 15%. That is the cool-season-dominant pattern of the West Coast and the higher inland West, where storm tracks swing south in winter and summer turns dry; the thermometer meanwhile shows a 43.6°F seasonal spread.

Wettest month
February, 1.8"
Driest month
June, 0.2"
Wettest three months
February, January, March (40% of the year)

Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A cool-season label means the December-February share reaches 35%. Where snow falls, the monthly figures above report liquid-equivalent precipitation, so a wet winter month is not necessarily a rainy one.

How La Verkin's precipitation splits across the calendar

About 52 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 11.6" between them, or roughly 0.22 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.

Wet days a year
52
Wettest month by days
February
Driest month by days
June

A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.

Snow reaches La Verkin, but rarely amounts to much

The normals record 1.4 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.

A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 1 days a year record any measurable snow at all.

NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.

Frost Dates & Growing Season

First Fall Freeze

November 5

50% probability date

Last Spring Freeze

April 1

50% probability date

Growing Season

218 days

Heating & Cooling Degree Days

Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling

Heating Degree Days

3,440

Higher = more heating needed

Cooling Degree Days

1,944

Higher = more cooling needed

Warmest Month

July

Coldest Month

December

Nationwide similar cities

Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to La Verkin 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 (61°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (11.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.

Utah climate overview →

Scarce-water calendar

Where La Verkin's limited precipitation lands

mixed demand · dry · mid swing

Local precipitation is sparse in this otherwise mixed profile. The station reports 11.6 inches annually, within PlainClimate's dry band. Annual snowfall totals 1.4 inches. The monthly distribution matters because the total alone does not reveal the timing.

July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in La Verkin's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.6°F. The annual average is 61°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.

Heating and cooling both register in La Verkin's normal, at 3,440 and 1,944 degree days respectively. Neither total exceeds the other by more than two to one, so the record is better read as a mixed-demand calendar than as heating-led or cooling-led.

A roughly 218-day frost-free season sits inside this mixed heating-and-cooling profile. Start and end dates matter because both sides of the thermostat register during a normal year.

La Verkin wettest normal

February

February concentrates the scarce annual total (11.6 inches).

La Verkin driest normal

June

June is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.

Questions about La Verkin's climate

How dry is La Verkin?
La Verkin receives 11.6 inches of precipitation a year, spread across roughly 52 days that record any measurable amount. For reference, the contiguous United States averages near 30 inches. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How many days above 90°F does La Verkin get?
La Verkin averages about 118 days a year at or above 90°F, concentrated in July and the months either side of it. That is a count of days reaching the threshold, not a measure of how far above it they go.
How much energy does heating and cooling require in La Verkin?
La Verkin has 3,440 heating degree days and 1,944 cooling degree days annually, a fairly balanced heating/cooling split. Degree-day definitions: reading weather data.

Data Sources

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from La Verkin's primary station: LA VERKIN (USC00424968). 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 4943440). Match rule for La Verkin: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainClimate

On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for La Verkin 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.