Park City, Utah climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Park City's normal year runs from 16°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 22.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.4°C, January lows of −9°C, July highs of 27°C, 569 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationPark City
- Station IDUSC00426644
- Location40.66°N 111.51°W
- Elevation6,900 ft (2,103 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population8,292
On October 23, the normal high in Park City is 53°F and the normal low 32°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Park City.
- Jan 33° 16°
- Feb 35° 17°
- Mar 43° 25°
- Apr 51° 31°
- May 61° 38°
- Jun 72° 46°
- Jul 80° 53°
- Aug 79° 52°
- Sep 69° 43°
- Oct 56° 33°
- Nov 42° 23°
- Dec 33° 16°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Park City each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in October (2.35 in), the least in July (1.02 in).
Each month has its own page with the day-by-day normals, the month's records and its recent years:
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 16°F | 24.1°F | 2.25 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 35°F | 17°F | 25.9°F | 1.82 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 43°F | 25°F | 34.2°F | 1.83 | – | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 51°F | 31°F | 41.0°F | 2.17 | – | <1 | 22 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 61°F | 38°F | 49.5°F | 2.22 | – | <1 | 10 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 72°F | 46°F | 59.1°F | 1.38 | – | <1 | 3 | 15 h |
| July | 80°F | 53°F | 66.6°F | 1.02 | – | 4 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 79°F | 52°F | 65.1°F | 1.44 | – | 1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 69°F | 43°F | 55.8°F | 1.81 | – | <1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 56°F | 33°F | 44.7°F | 2.35 | – | <1 | 19 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 42°F | 23°F | 32.8°F | 2.05 | – | <1 | 26 | 10 h |
| December | 33°F | 16°F | 24.6°F | 2.05 | – | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 55°F | 33°F | 43.6°F | 22.39 | – | 5 | 202 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −9°C | −4.4°C | 57 mm |
| February | 2°C | −8°C | −3.4°C | 46 mm |
| March | 6°C | −4°C | 1.2°C | 46 mm |
| April | 11°C | 0°C | 5.0°C | 55 mm |
| May | 16°C | 3°C | 9.7°C | 56 mm |
| June | 22°C | 8°C | 15.1°C | 35 mm |
| July | 27°C | 12°C | 19.2°C | 26 mm |
| August | 26°C | 11°C | 18.4°C | 37 mm |
| September | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 46 mm |
| October | 13°C | 1°C | 7.1°C | 60 mm |
| November | 6°C | −5°C | 0.4°C | 52 mm |
| December | 1°C | −9°C | −4.1°C | 52 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Alta (8 miles away), gets 458 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00426644; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Park City?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September.
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 USC00426644.
When is the last frost in Park City?
In Park City, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 29 in half of years and after June 14 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 25 in half of years and before September 12 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
- May 291 year in 10 after June 14; 9 in 10 after May 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 251 year in 10 before September 12; 9 in 10 before October 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 117 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 146 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 12 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Park City in zone 6a in ZIP code 84060.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00426644; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 in Park City?
In a normal year in Park City, 5 days a year reach 90°F and 202 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 5a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 202a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 40high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00426644.
How sunny is Park City?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Park City, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (67%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 71% | 2.3 |
| February | 72% | 3.2 |
| March | 75% | 4.5 |
| April | 74% | 5.6 |
| May | 77% | 6.6 |
| June | 86% | 7.8 |
| July | 88% | 7.5 |
| August | 86% | 6.6 |
| September | 85% | 5.4 |
| October | 80% | 3.8 |
| November | 72% | 2.5 |
| December | 67% | 1.9 |
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 much heating and cooling does Park City need?
A normal year in Park City brings 7,934 heating degree days, 48% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 170 cooling degree days, 81% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,616 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,266 | 0 |
| February | 1,095 | 0 |
| March | 955 | 0 |
| April | 718 | 0 |
| May | 481 | 1 |
| June | 198 | 19 |
| July | 35 | 86 |
| August | 55 | 59 |
| September | 281 | 5 |
| October | 631 | 0 |
| November | 968 | 0 |
| December | 1,252 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,934 | 170 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00426644. 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.
Has Park City been warmer than normal lately?
2023 averaged 42.8°F, 0.8°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 43.6°F. 0 of the 2 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43.4°F | −0.2°F | – |
| 2023 | 42.8°F | −0.8°F | – |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00426644. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Park City's climate compare?
Park City is warmer than 7 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 84. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.6°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Park City is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. 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.
Which places near Park City share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Snyderville, UT6,143 people · 4 mi NW
- Hideout, UT1,489 people · 5 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Park City's climate
What is the coldest month in Park City?
January, with a normal high of 33°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow in Park City?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Park City's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Alta (8 miles away), records 458 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Park City?
October, with 2.35 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 1.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Park City in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Park City in zone 6a in ZIP code 84060.
How late can frost come in Park City?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 29; in one year in ten it comes after June 14. Waiting until June 14 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Park City in OctoberThis month day by day, its records and recent years
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Silver Lake Brighton, UT6 miles from this station, 37.4°F a year
- Snake Creek Powerhouse, UT7 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Alta, UT8 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Wanship, UT11 miles from this station, 45.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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