Silver Lake Brighton, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Silver Lake Brighton's normal year runs from 11°F December nights to 72°F July afternoons, with 39.9 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.0°C, December lows of −12°C, July highs of 22°C, 1,013 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSilver Lake Brighton
- Station IDUSC00427846
- Location40.60°N 111.58°W
- Elevation8,740 ft (2,664 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Silver Lake Brighton is 47°F and the normal low 26°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Silver Lake Brighton.
- Jan 31° 11°
- Feb 31° 12°
- Mar 37° 17°
- Apr 43° 22°
- May 52° 31°
- Jun 64° 39°
- Jul 72° 47°
- Aug 71° 46°
- Sep 62° 38°
- Oct 49° 28°
- Nov 37° 18°
- Dec 30° 11°
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 Silver Lake Brighton each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 72°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 11°F. The most precipitation falls in January (5.17 in), the least in July (1.06 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31°F | 11°F | 20.6°F | 5.17 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 31°F | 12°F | 21.3°F | 4.36 | – | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 37°F | 17°F | 27.1°F | 4.48 | – | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 43°F | 22°F | 32.3°F | 4.27 | – | <1 | 27 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 52°F | 31°F | 41.4°F | 3.37 | – | <1 | 19 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 64°F | 39°F | 51.6°F | 1.67 | – | <1 | 6 | 15 h |
| July | 72°F | 47°F | 59.6°F | 1.06 | – | <1 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 71°F | 46°F | 58.2°F | 1.84 | – | <1 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 62°F | 38°F | 50.0°F | 2.21 | – | <1 | 7 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 49°F | 28°F | 38.5°F | 3.23 | – | <1 | 23 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 37°F | 18°F | 27.5°F | 3.93 | – | <1 | 29 | 10 h |
| December | 30°F | 11°F | 20.3°F | 4.30 | – | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 48°F | 27°F | 37.4°F | 39.89 | – | <1 | 232 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −1°C | −12°C | −6.3°C | 131 mm |
| February | 0°C | −11°C | −5.9°C | 111 mm |
| March | 3°C | −8°C | −2.7°C | 114 mm |
| April | 6°C | −5°C | 0.2°C | 108 mm |
| May | 11°C | −1°C | 5.2°C | 86 mm |
| June | 18°C | 4°C | 10.9°C | 42 mm |
| July | 22°C | 8°C | 15.3°C | 27 mm |
| August | 22°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 47 mm |
| September | 17°C | 3°C | 10.0°C | 56 mm |
| October | 10°C | −2°C | 3.6°C | 82 mm |
| November | 3°C | −8°C | −2.5°C | 100 mm |
| December | −1°C | −12°C | −6.5°C | 109 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Alta (3 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 USC00427846; 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 Silver Lake Brighton?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in July and August.
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 USC00427846.
How hot and how cold does it get at Silver Lake Brighton?
In a normal year in Silver Lake Brighton, a 90°F day is rare and 232 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- 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
- 232a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 76high of 32°F or less
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1936) is 87°F, on July 22, 1946; the lowest is −34°F, on January 12, 1963.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1955, with 54.69 in; the snowiest season is 1957–58, with 539.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00427846; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00427846. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Silver Lake Brighton?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Silver Lake Brighton, 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 many heating and cooling degree days does Silver Lake Brighton record?
A normal year at Silver Lake Brighton brings 10,059 heating degree days, 87% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 10 cooling degree days, 99% 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 788 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,376 | 0 |
| February | 1,222 | 0 |
| March | 1,175 | 0 |
| April | 979 | 0 |
| May | 732 | 0 |
| June | 403 | 1 |
| July | 175 | 6 |
| August | 213 | 3 |
| September | 450 | 0 |
| October | 822 | 0 |
| November | 1,127 | 0 |
| December | 1,386 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 10,059 | 10 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427846. 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 Silver Lake Brighton been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 40.2°F, 2.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 37.4°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 37.6°F | +0.2°F | 32.10 |
| 2023 | 36.6°F | −0.8°F | 46.02 |
| 2024 | 39.1°F | +1.8°F | 40.59 |
| 2025 | 40.2°F | +2.8°F | 34.98 |
Over 57 complete years from 1949 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.7°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00427846; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Silver Lake Brighton's climate compare?
Silver Lake Brighton is warmer than 1 of the 97 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 90. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 37.4°F is warmer than 3%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Silver Lake Brighton is Dsc: continental, dry-summer, cool 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 Silver Lake Brighton share this climate record?
Brighton 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.
- Brighton, UT466 people · 1 mi NW
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 Silver Lake Brighton's climate
What is the coldest month at Silver Lake Brighton?
December, with a normal high of 30°F and a normal low of 11°F. The warmest is July (72°F by day, 47°F at night).
Does it snow at Silver Lake Brighton?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Alta (3 miles away), records 458 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Silver Lake Brighton?
January, with 5.17 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 1.06 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Silver Lake Brighton in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Silver Lake Brighton in zone 6a in ZIP code 84060, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (18 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Alta, UT3 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Park City, UT6 miles from this station, 43.6°F a year
- Snake Creek Powerhouse, UT6 miles from this station, 44.9°F a year
- Cottonwood Heights, UT11 miles from this station, 53.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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