Snake Creek Powerhouse, Utah climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Snake Creek Powerhouse's normal year runs from 14°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 21.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.2°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 31°C, 552 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSnake Creek Powerhouse
- Station IDUSC00427909
- Location40.55°N 111.50°W
- Elevation6,010 ft (1,832 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Snake Creek Powerhouse is 58°F and the normal low 30°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 31%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Snake Creek Powerhouse.
- Jan 36° 14°
- Feb 40° 15°
- Mar 49° 24°
- Apr 57° 29°
- May 66° 37°
- Jun 78° 44°
- Jul 88° 47°
- Aug 85° 45°
- Sep 75° 39°
- Oct 62° 31°
- Nov 46° 22°
- Dec 35° 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 Snake Creek Powerhouse each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 14°F. The most precipitation falls in January (2.79 in), the least in July (0.74 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 14°F | 24.8°F | 2.79 | 12 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 40°F | 15°F | 27.1°F | 2.41 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 24°F | 36.5°F | 2.02 | 10 | <1 | 28 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 57°F | 29°F | 42.8°F | 1.56 | 10 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 66°F | 37°F | 51.8°F | 2.00 | 11 | <1 | 10 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 78°F | 44°F | 61.1°F | 1.13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 h |
| July | 88°F | 47°F | 67.6°F | 0.74 | 5 | 14 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 85°F | 45°F | 64.5°F | 1.23 | 8 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 39°F | 56.9°F | 1.56 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 31°F | 46.4°F | 1.99 | 9 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 46°F | 22°F | 34.0°F | 1.99 | 10 | <1 | 27 | 10 h |
| December | 35°F | 15°F | 24.8°F | 2.33 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 60°F | 30°F | 44.9°F | 21.75 | 110 | 28 | 206 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −10°C | −4.0°C | 71 mm |
| February | 4°C | −10°C | −2.7°C | 61 mm |
| March | 9°C | −4°C | 2.5°C | 51 mm |
| April | 14°C | −2°C | 6.0°C | 40 mm |
| May | 19°C | 3°C | 11.0°C | 51 mm |
| June | 26°C | 7°C | 16.2°C | 29 mm |
| July | 31°C | 8°C | 19.8°C | 19 mm |
| August | 29°C | 7°C | 18.1°C | 31 mm |
| September | 24°C | 4°C | 13.8°C | 40 mm |
| October | 16°C | 0°C | 8.0°C | 51 mm |
| November | 8°C | −5°C | 1.1°C | 51 mm |
| December | 2°C | −10°C | −4.0°C | 59 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Heber (6 miles away), gets 75 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427909; 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 Snake Creek Powerhouse?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (7).
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 USC00427909.
When is the last frost at Snake Creek Powerhouse?
In Snake Creek Powerhouse, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 31 in half of years and after June 23 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 11 in half of years and before August 14 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 311 year in 10 after June 23; 9 in 10 after May 13
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 111 year in 10 before August 14; 9 in 10 before September 28
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 101 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 131 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 12 in half of springs and before September 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Snake Creek Powerhouse in zone 6a in ZIP code 84049, 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 −9°F (16 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 USC00427909; 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 Snake Creek Powerhouse?
In a normal year in Snake Creek Powerhouse, 28 days a year reach 90°F, 206 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 110 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 28a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 206a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 27high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 110a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1913) is 100°F, on May 10, 2017; the lowest is −34°F, on February 5, 1982.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1916, with 33.66 in; the snowiest season is 1951–52, with 347.2 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00427909; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00427909. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Snake Creek Powerhouse?
Over a year 80% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Snake Creek Powerhouse, 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 Snake Creek Powerhouse record?
A normal year at Snake Creek Powerhouse brings 7,500 heating degree days, 40% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 196 cooling degree days, 78% 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 1,760 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,246 | 0 |
| February | 1,060 | 0 |
| March | 884 | 0 |
| April | 664 | 0 |
| May | 410 | 3 |
| June | 150 | 33 |
| July | 24 | 105 |
| August | 63 | 49 |
| September | 248 | 6 |
| October | 575 | 0 |
| November | 930 | 0 |
| December | 1,246 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,500 | 196 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00427909. 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.
How does Snake Creek Powerhouse's climate compare?
Snake Creek Powerhouse is warmer than 16 of the 97 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 44.9°F is warmer than 19%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Snake Creek Powerhouse is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, 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 Snake Creek Powerhouse 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.
- Midway, UT6,064 people · 2 mi SE
- Interlaken, UT156 people · 2 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 Snake Creek Powerhouse's climate
What is the coldest month at Snake Creek Powerhouse?
January, with a normal high of 36°F and a normal low of 14°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 47°F at night).
Does it snow at Snake Creek Powerhouse?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Heber (6 miles away), records 75 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Snake Creek Powerhouse?
January, with 2.79 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.74 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Snake Creek Powerhouse in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Snake Creek Powerhouse in zone 6a in ZIP code 84049, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −9°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come at Snake Creek Powerhouse?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 31; in one year in ten it comes after June 23. Waiting until June 23 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Heber, UT6 miles from this station, 46.6°F a year
- Silver Lake Brighton, UT6 miles from this station, 37.4°F a year
- Park City, UT7 miles from this station, 43.6°F a year
- Alta, UT7 miles from this station, 39.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
Download these normals (CSV) · JSON · How these figures are made