Wendover, UT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wendover's primary NOAA station, WENDOVER AP AWOS.
The climate verdict for Wendover
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wendover, Utah, with 3.6 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 52°F. At 45/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 16% of scores.
- 52°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 45/100
- comfort score, above 16% of station-mapped location scores
- 3.6"
- annual precipitation
- 188 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Wendover: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00024193 · Wendover, UT 52°F mean · 3.6" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 52°F
- RANK-MID #3,431
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lincoln
- PRCP-ARID 3.6"
- SWING-WIDE 53°F
- COMF-LOW 45/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,824 HDD
- STN-1 USW00024193
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Lincoln Muni, NE (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every UT station list.
- Wendover (this station) 52°F
- Hot Omaha Eppley Ai…, NE 52°F
- Near Lincoln, NE 52°F
- Near Harlan County L…, NE 52°F
- Near Auburn, NE 52°F
Climate Living Index · Wendover
Wendover: 34/100 · grade F
Wendover publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wendover, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 45/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 188 days/year | 56/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 52.3°F · 15.2° from 67.5°F | 50/100 · D |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 172 calendar days | 31/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 3.6 in · 31.4 from 35 in | 0/100 · F |
Wendover · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wendover's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWk
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as cold desert (BWk). Class BWk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold desert.
- Köppen code
- BWk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 79.9°F
- Coldest month
- 27.3°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Wendover sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wendover's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 50th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 100%
- Wendover's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 87%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Wendover is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wendover compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wendover's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
45 16th percentile score exceeds 16% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Wendover's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 55 complete annual observations from 1916 to 2016, WENDOVER AP AWOS warmed at a fitted rate of 0.06°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Wendover primary station fitted change +0.06 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35°F (2°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 0.3" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.2" | 23.4 | 0.0 |
| March | 54°F (12°C) | 33°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.3" | 14.4 | 0.0 |
| April | 62°F (16°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 0.4" | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 61°F (16°C) | 0.6" | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 0.3" | 0.0 | 9.7 |
| July | 93°F (34°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 23.5 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 0.2" | 0.0 | 19.5 |
| September | 78°F (26°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 0.5" | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.3" | 3.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.2" | 21.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 36°F (2°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.2" | 29.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wendover works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 45 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 127 dates, bottoming at 18°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 5 through August 18, covering 45 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 12 to October 1.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 11, then returns to freezing around November 6, covering 127 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 25, when 15% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 6 at 7%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 36 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wendover.
Where Wendover Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 4 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Wendover earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
3.5 days with precipitation
3.0 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
2.3 days with precipitation
2.2 days with precipitation
3.3 days with precipitation
2.9 days with precipitation
2.5 days with precipitation
2.3 days with precipitation
Wendover spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 18% of the annual total and December through February 17%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wendover has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 52.6°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 0.6" and August 0.2". The three wettest months together take 40% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Wendover is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 36 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 10% of the calendar, and they carry 3.6" between them. At roughly 0.10 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is April at about 4 wet days; the driest is August at about 2.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 18
50% probability date
Growing Season
188 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,824
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,241
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Wendover on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (52°F here).
- Albany, MO 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Avondale, PA 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Benkelman, NE 52°F · 0.0°F off
- Bremerton, WA 52°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (3.6" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Trona, CA 3.6" · 0.0" off
- Blythe, CA 3.6" · 0.0" off
- Yuma Proving Ground, AZ 3.5" · 0.1" off
- Tacna, AZ 3.8" · 0.2" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Wendover's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wendover's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,824 annual heating degree days against 1,241 for cooling. Its 52.6°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Wendover's frost-free season lasts about 188 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Wendover's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 52.6°F. The annual average is 52°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wendover's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 3.6 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Wendover wettest normal
May
May concentrates the scarce annual total (3.6 inches).
Wendover driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Wendover's primary station: WENDOVER AP AWOS (USW00024193). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4982730). Match rule for Wendover: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wendover comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.