Salina (24 mi E), Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Salina (24 mi E)'s normal year runs from 15°F December nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 13.3 inches of precipitation and 69 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.2°C, December lows of −9°C, July highs of 26°C, 338 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSalina (24 mi E)
- Station IDUSC00427559
- Location38.91°N 111.42°W
- Elevation7,560 ft (2,304 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Salina (24 mi E) is 52°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 22%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Salina (24 mi E).
- Jan 33° 16°
- Feb 35° 18°
- Mar 44° 24°
- Apr 50° 29°
- May 61° 37°
- Jun 73° 45°
- Jul 80° 53°
- Aug 77° 51°
- Sep 69° 43°
- Oct 55° 33°
- Nov 41° 22°
- Dec 32° 15°
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 Salina (24 mi E) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 15°F. The most precipitation falls in August (1.49 in), the least in June (0.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33°F | 16°F | 24.2°F | 0.93 | 11.8 | 8 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 35°F | 18°F | 26.2°F | 1.03 | 15.5 | 8 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 44°F | 24°F | 33.7°F | 1.07 | 8.8 | 7 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 29°F | 39.4°F | 0.99 | 4.4 | 8 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 61°F | 37°F | 48.8°F | 1.22 | 1.7 | 7 | <1 | 9 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 73°F | 45°F | 59.3°F | 0.73 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 80°F | 53°F | 66.3°F | 1.15 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 77°F | 51°F | 64.1°F | 1.49 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 69°F | 43°F | 55.7°F | 1.40 | 0.0 | 7 | <1 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 55°F | 33°F | 44.0°F | 1.32 | 2.8 | 7 | <1 | 14 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 41°F | 22°F | 31.7°F | 0.97 | 7.8 | 6 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 32°F | 15°F | 23.3°F | 1.02 | 16.2 | 7 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 54°F | 32°F | 43.1°F | 13.32 | 69.3 | 87 | 1 | 190 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −9°C | −4.3°C | 24 mm | 30 cm |
| February | 2°C | −8°C | −3.2°C | 26 mm | 39 cm |
| March | 6°C | −5°C | 0.9°C | 27 mm | 22 cm |
| April | 10°C | −2°C | 4.1°C | 25 mm | 11 cm |
| May | 16°C | 3°C | 9.3°C | 31 mm | 4 cm |
| June | 23°C | 7°C | 15.2°C | 19 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 26°C | 12°C | 19.1°C | 29 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 25°C | 11°C | 17.8°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 20°C | 6°C | 13.2°C | 36 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 13°C | 0°C | 6.7°C | 34 mm | 7 cm |
| November | 5°C | −5°C | −0.2°C | 25 mm | 20 cm |
| December | 0°C | −9°C | −4.8°C | 26 mm | 41 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427559; 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 Salina (24 mi E)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00427559.
When is the last frost at Salina (24 mi E)?
In Salina (24 mi E), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 29 in half of years and after June 15 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 26 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 15; 9 in 10 after May 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 261 year in 10 before September 12; 9 in 10 before October 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 118 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 143 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 13 in half of springs and before October 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Salina (24 mi E) in zone 6b in ZIP code 84522, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (20 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00427559; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Salina (24 mi E)?
In a normal year in Salina (24 mi E), 1 day a year reaches 90°F, 190 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 87 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 190a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 56high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 87a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 24a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00427559.
How sunny is it at Salina (24 mi E)?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Salina (24 mi E), 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.8 |
| February | 77% | 3.6 |
| March | 78% | 4.9 |
| April | 79% | 6.2 |
| May | 81% | 7.1 |
| June | 87% | 8.0 |
| July | 79% | 6.9 |
| August | 80% | 6.2 |
| September | 85% | 5.6 |
| October | 85% | 4.3 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 76% | 2.3 |
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 Salina (24 mi E) record?
A normal year at Salina (24 mi E) brings 8,126 heating degree days, 51% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 159 cooling degree days, 82% 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 1,563 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,265 | 0 |
| February | 1,086 | 0 |
| March | 970 | 0 |
| April | 767 | 0 |
| May | 502 | 1 |
| June | 194 | 23 |
| July | 45 | 87 |
| August | 75 | 45 |
| September | 282 | 3 |
| October | 651 | 0 |
| November | 999 | 0 |
| December | 1,291 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,126 | 159 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427559. 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.
Have recent years at Salina (24 mi E) been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 46.4°F, 3.3°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 43.1°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 44.7°F | +1.6°F | 15.43 | 55.7 |
| 2023 | 42.1°F | −1.0°F | 37.64 | 119.8 |
| 2025 | 46.4°F | +3.3°F | 6.32 | 16.4 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00427559. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Salina (24 mi E)'s climate compare?
Salina (24 mi E) is warmer than 7 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 49. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.1°F is warmer than 12%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Salina (24 mi E) 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 Salina (24 mi E) share this climate record?
Emery has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Emery, UT317 people · 9 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 Salina (24 mi E)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Salina (24 mi E)?
December, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 15°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 53°F at night).
Does it snow at Salina (24 mi E)?
Yes: 69 inches in a normal year, falling on 33 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (16.2 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Salina (24 mi E)?
August, with 1.49 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Salina (24 mi E) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Salina (24 mi E) in zone 6b in ZIP code 84522, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −5°F (20 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Salina (24 mi E)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 29; in one year in ten it comes after June 15. Waiting until June 15 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ferron, UT19 miles from this station, 49.7°F a year
- Manti, UT27 miles from this station, 49.2°F a year
- Castle Dale, UT30 miles from this station, 48.9°F a year
- Ephraim, UT32 miles from this station, 46.9°F a year
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