Scofield, Utah climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Scofield's normal year runs from 12°F December nights to 74°F July afternoons, with 26.0 inches of precipitation and 225 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.7°C, December lows of −11°C, July highs of 23°C, 660 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationScofield-Skyline Mine
- Station IDUSC00427729
- Location39.68°N 111.21°W
- Elevation8,697 ft (2,651 m)
- Population25
On October 14, the normal high in Scofield is 51°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 25%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Scofield.
- Jan 30° 13°
- Feb 31° 14°
- Mar 38° 20°
- Apr 44° 24°
- May 54° 33°
- Jun 66° 41°
- Jul 74° 48°
- Aug 72° 46°
- Sep 63° 39°
- Oct 50° 29°
- Nov 38° 19°
- Dec 30° 12°
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 Scofield each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 74°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 12°F. The most precipitation falls in January (3.03 in), the least in June (1.05 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30°F | 13°F | 21.8°F | 3.03 | 42.5 | 12 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 31°F | 14°F | 22.5°F | 2.73 | 40.7 | 12 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 38°F | 20°F | 28.6°F | 2.43 | 29.6 | 10 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 44°F | 24°F | 34.1°F | 2.66 | 24.5 | 11 | <1 | 27 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 54°F | 33°F | 43.5°F | 1.93 | 7.2 | 10 | <1 | 17 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 66°F | 41°F | 53.4°F | 1.05 | 0.5 | 6 | <1 | 5 | 15 h |
| July | 74°F | 48°F | 60.8°F | 1.48 | 0.0 | 8 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 72°F | 46°F | 59.0°F | 1.62 | 0.1 | 10 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 63°F | 39°F | 51.0°F | 1.89 | 0.6 | 8 | <1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 50°F | 29°F | 39.7°F | 1.94 | 8.0 | 8 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 38°F | 19°F | 28.5°F | 2.31 | 28.9 | 9 | <1 | 29 | 10 h |
| December | 30°F | 12°F | 21.1°F | 2.91 | 42.8 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 49°F | 28°F | 38.7°F | 25.98 | 225.4 | 115 | <1 | 227 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −10°C | −5.7°C | 77 mm | 108 cm |
| February | −1°C | −10°C | −5.3°C | 69 mm | 103 cm |
| March | 3°C | −7°C | −1.9°C | 62 mm | 75 cm |
| April | 7°C | −4°C | 1.2°C | 68 mm | 62 cm |
| May | 12°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 49 mm | 18 cm |
| June | 19°C | 5°C | 11.9°C | 27 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 23°C | 9°C | 16.0°C | 38 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 22°C | 8°C | 15.0°C | 41 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 17°C | 4°C | 10.6°C | 48 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 10°C | −1°C | 4.3°C | 49 mm | 20 cm |
| November | 3°C | −7°C | −1.9°C | 59 mm | 73 cm |
| December | −1°C | −11°C | −6.1°C | 74 mm | 109 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427729; 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 Scofield?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July and August. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00427729.
When is the last frost in Scofield?
In Scofield, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 13 in half of years and after June 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 17 in half of years and before September 1 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
- June 131 year in 10 after June 30; 9 in 10 after May 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 171 year in 10 before September 1; 9 in 10 before September 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 94 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 115 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after June 1 in half of springs and before September 26 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Scofield in zone 6a in ZIP code 84526, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Scofield's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (27 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00427729; 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 in Scofield?
In a normal year in Scofield, a 90°F day is rare, 227 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 115 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 227a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 62high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 115a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 58a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1984) is 91°F, on July 15, 2002; the lowest is −28°F, on February 6, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2023, with 33.84 in; the snowiest season is 2022–23, with 382.4 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00427729; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00427729. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Scofield?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Scofield, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (72%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.5 |
| February | 75% | 3.4 |
| March | 76% | 4.7 |
| April | 74% | 5.7 |
| May | 78% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.9 |
| July | 84% | 7.2 |
| August | 84% | 6.5 |
| September | 86% | 5.5 |
| October | 82% | 4.0 |
| November | 77% | 2.7 |
| December | 72% | 2.1 |
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 Scofield need?
A normal year in Scofield brings 9,595 heating degree days, 79% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 19 cooling degree days, 98% fewer than the median (908). Ten months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 905 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,341 | 0 |
| February | 1,191 | 0 |
| March | 1,128 | 0 |
| April | 929 | 0 |
| May | 667 | 0 |
| June | 348 | 1 |
| July | 142 | 13 |
| August | 190 | 5 |
| September | 420 | 0 |
| October | 784 | 0 |
| November | 1,095 | 0 |
| December | 1,361 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,595 | 19 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427729. 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 Scofield been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 41.1°F, 2.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 38.7°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.0°F | +1.3°F | 27.74 | 234.5 |
| 2022 | 39.0°F | +0.3°F | 22.63 | 206.3 |
| 2023 | 37.9°F | −0.8°F | 33.84 | 310.6 |
| 2024 | 40.1°F | +1.4°F | 31.54 | 286.5 |
| 2025 | 41.1°F | +2.4°F | 21.12 | – |
Over 30 complete years from 1985 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 5.5°F per century (+0.31°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00427729; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Scofield's climate compare?
Scofield is warmer than 1 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 87. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.7°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Scofield 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 Scofield share this climate record?
Clear Creek 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.
- Clear Creek, UT24 people · 4 mi SE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
What do Scofield's other NOAA stations record?
One more NOAA station keeps 1991-2020 normals in or near Scofield. This page uses Scofield-Skyline Mine; the other differs by site and elevation:
| Station | From this station | Elevation | Year | Jan low | Jul high | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scofield Dam USC00427724 | 8 mi NE | 7,630 ft | 39.2°F | 4°F | 78°F | – | – | June 15 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
Questions about Scofield's climate
What is the coldest month in Scofield?
December, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 12°F. The warmest is July (74°F by day, 48°F at night).
Does it snow in Scofield?
Yes: 225 inches in a normal year, falling on 64 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (42.8 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Scofield?
January, with 3.03 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 1.05 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Scofield in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Scofield in zone 6a in ZIP code 84526, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Scofield's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −10°F (27 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Scofield?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 13; in one year in ten it comes after June 30. Waiting until June 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Electric Lake, UT6 miles from this station, 34.3°F a year
- Moroni, UT23 miles from this station, 47.5°F a year
- Price, UT24 miles from this station, 49.5°F a year
- Wellington, UT29 miles from this station, 47.0°F a year
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