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NOAA climate atlas · updated August 2026

Utah Climate Data

Climate normals for 170 station-mapped locations, each from its primary station in Utah's 351-station NOAA network.

average temperature
49°F (10°C)49.4°F · fleet p50 52.2°F · n=50
Cooler than median
annual precipitation
13.9"13.9 inches · fleet p50 43.7 inches · n=50
Drier national band
annual snowfall
45.9"45.9 inches · fleet p50 24.7 inches · n=50
More snow than median
locations / stations
170 / 351State coverage: 170 locations / 351 stations. Benchmark context: this profile's measured location and NOAA-station counts.
State coverage

Utah's climate in one line

Utah averages 49°F a year - cooler than 68% of U.S. states, spanning Electric Lake at 34°F to Lytle Rch at 63°F.

49°F
statewide average · 32th percentile of states
14"
average annual precipitation
83/100
most comfortable: La Verkin
170
station-mapped locations · 351 NOAA stations

Statewide figures are simple averages across 170 station-mapped locations (each from its primary NOAA station), local conditions vary widely by elevation and coast distance.

How Utah ranks among all 50 states

Utah's average temperature vs. all U.S. states

Statewide annual mean temperature, NOAA 1991–2020 normals

49°F 32nd percentile cooler than 68% of 50 U.S. states

30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). This entry sits in this band. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Above this entry. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry. This state 30°F 75°F every U.S. state, bucketed by value
  1. 30°F–35°F: 1 US states (2%). Below this entry.
  2. 35°F–40°F: 0 US states (0%). Below this entry.
  3. 40°F–45°F: 8 US states (16%). Below this entry.
  4. 45°F–50°F: 10 US states (20%). This entry sits in this band.
  5. 50°F–55°F: 12 US states (24%). Above this entry.
  6. 55°F–60°F: 8 US states (16%). Above this entry.
  7. 60°F–65°F: 7 US states (14%). Above this entry.
  8. 65°F–70°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.
  9. 70°F–75°F: 2 US states (4%). Above this entry.

Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (statewide aggregate) · 1991–2020

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more US states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Utah in the national rankings

Temperature × precipitation · 50-state landscape

Utah in the national climate landscape

Utah averages 49.4°F and 13.9 inches of annual precipitation across 170 station-mapped locations. Against the same complete 50-state cohort, that places it in the cooler and drier half of the chart. Dashed lines mark the national medians of 52.3°F and 43.7 inches.

UT · Utah49.4°F · 13.9 in · cooler and drier than the medians
Cooler + wetterWarmer + wetterCooler + drierWarmer + drier31.5°F42.3°F53.0°F63.8°F74.6°F6.3"20.5"34.6"48.7"62.9"Annual mean temperatureAnnual precipitationAK · 172 locations: 33.5°F, 47.6"AL · 100 locations: 63.3°F, 57.9"AR · 110 locations: 60.7°F, 52.2"AZ · 169 locations: 62.3°F, 12.4"CA · 363 locations: 59.8°F, 21.6"CO · 214 locations: 46.3°F, 15.9"CT · 23 locations: 50.1°F, 48.6"DE · 7 locations: 56.2°F, 46.8"FL · 165 locations: 72.6°F, 55.2"GA · 122 locations: 63.4°F, 52"HI · 49 locations: 72.4°F, 48.5"IA · 143 locations: 48°F, 35.9"ID · 139 locations: 46.1°F, 18"IL · 163 locations: 52.2°F, 40.7"IN · 116 locations: 52.4°F, 43.7"KS · 168 locations: 54.8°F, 31.2"KY · 95 locations: 56.2°F, 50.6"LA · 91 locations: 67.3°F, 60.3"MA · 68 locations: 49.2°F, 48.2"MD · 42 locations: 55.6°F, 45.5"ME · 79 locations: 43.1°F, 46.4"MI · 201 locations: 45.5°F, 34.2"MN · 172 locations: 42.2°F, 30"MO · 164 locations: 55.1°F, 43.9"MS · 91 locations: 64.1°F, 59.7"MT · 215 locations: 43.4°F, 15.9"NC · 178 locations: 59.1°F, 52.2"ND · 119 locations: 41°F, 19.2"NE · 171 locations: 49.6°F, 25"NH · 52 locations: 44.5°F, 46.6"NJ · 45 locations: 53.6°F, 47.9"NM · 167 locations: 54.3°F, 13.8"NV · 115 locations: 52.4°F, 8.9"NY · 173 locations: 47.5°F, 43.7"OH · 128 locations: 51.6°F, 41.1"OK · 159 locations: 60.3°F, 35.7"OR · 180 locations: 50.5°F, 37.6"PA · 157 locations: 50.2°F, 45.2"RI · 9 locations: 51.2°F, 48.7"SC · 100 locations: 62.8°F, 49.8"SD · 149 locations: 45.6°F, 21.8"TN · 146 locations: 58°F, 56"TX · 449 locations: 66.2°F, 31.1"UT · 170 locations: 49.4°F, 13.9"UT · 170 locationsVA · 119 locations: 55.8°F, 46"VT · 41 locations: 43.5°F, 43.7"WA · 149 locations: 49.9°F, 40.9"WI · 200 locations: 44.5°F, 34.6"WV · 99 locations: 52.3°F, 47.6"WY · 144 locations: 43.3°F, 14"
Read all 50 state values

Each point is PlainClimate's simple average across the station-mapped location normals available for that state. Cohort sizes vary and are shown below; the values are not population weighted. Dashed lines mark the median of this 50-state comparison and are guides, not comfort or safety thresholds.

StateLocationsAnnual meanAnnual precipitation
Alaska17233.5°F47.6 in
Alabama10063.3°F57.9 in
Arkansas11060.7°F52.2 in
Arizona16962.3°F12.4 in
California36359.8°F21.6 in
Colorado21446.3°F15.9 in
Connecticut2350.1°F48.6 in
Delaware756.2°F46.8 in
Florida16572.6°F55.2 in
Georgia12263.4°F52.0 in
Hawaii4972.4°F48.5 in
Iowa14348.0°F35.9 in
Idaho13946.1°F18.0 in
Illinois16352.2°F40.7 in
Indiana11652.4°F43.7 in
Kansas16854.8°F31.2 in
Kentucky9556.2°F50.6 in
Louisiana9167.3°F60.3 in
Massachusetts6849.2°F48.2 in
Maryland4255.6°F45.5 in
Maine7943.1°F46.4 in
Michigan20145.5°F34.2 in
Minnesota17242.2°F30.0 in
Missouri16455.1°F43.9 in
Mississippi9164.1°F59.7 in
Montana21543.4°F15.9 in
North Carolina17859.1°F52.2 in
North Dakota11941.0°F19.2 in
Nebraska17149.6°F25.0 in
New Hampshire5244.5°F46.6 in
New Jersey4553.6°F47.9 in
New Mexico16754.3°F13.8 in
Nevada11552.4°F8.9 in
New York17347.5°F43.7 in
Ohio12851.6°F41.1 in
Oklahoma15960.3°F35.7 in
Oregon18050.5°F37.6 in
Pennsylvania15750.2°F45.2 in
Rhode Island951.2°F48.7 in
South Carolina10062.8°F49.8 in
South Dakota14945.6°F21.8 in
Tennessee14658.0°F56.0 in
Texas44966.2°F31.1 in
Utah17049.4°F13.9 in
Virginia11955.8°F46.0 in
Vermont4143.5°F43.7 in
Washington14949.9°F40.9 in
Wisconsin20044.5°F34.6 in
West Virginia9952.3°F47.6 in
Wyoming14443.3°F14.0 in

Derived by PlainClimate from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals · simple averages across each state's varying station-mapped-location cohort · data updated August 2026.

Utah Climate in Context

U.S. land-mean temperature anomaly (NOAA NCEI) tracked against global anomaly (NASA GISTEMP). Paris Agreement 1.5°C and 2.0°C thresholds shown as reference lines. Utah sits within this national warming envelope; individual station-mapped locations below show local readings against this trend.

Utah within U.S. vs Global Warming, 1900-2024 Anomaly chart from 1900 to 2024. Local series shows warming of 0.11 °C per decade versus a global rate of 0.11 °C per decade (ratio 1.00). Paris Agreement thresholds at 1.5 and 2.0 °C are dashed. -1.0°C -0.5°C +0.0°C +0.5°C +1.0°C +1.5°C +2.0°C +2.5°C Paris 1.5°C Paris 2.0°C 1900192019401960198020002020
  • United States (incl. Utah) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Global (NASA GISTEMP) +0.11 °C/decade
  • Paris Agreement thresholds 1.5°C / 2.0°C
Sources: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals + NASA GISTEMP land-ocean.

Station-mapped locations in Utah

170 locations with climate data

Scroll the table to browse every location, or use the complete CSV and JSON exports below.

Location Avg Temp Precip
Alpine 51°F 21.1"
Alta 39°F 47.1"
Altamont 42°F 9.4"
Alton 47°F 17.3"
Angle 44°F 9.2"
Arches National Park Hqs 58°F 8.4"
Bear Lake State Park 45°F 16.5"
Beaver Canyon Pwr House 44°F 20.2"
Big Water 58°F 7.7"
Black Rock 51°F 8.8"
Blanding 52°F 12.9"
Blowhard Mtn Radar 38°F N/A
Bluff 55°F 7.3"
Boulder 50°F 11.8"
Bountiful Bench 51°F 27.6"
Bountiful-val Verda 52°F 22.6"
Brian Head 37°F N/A
Brigham City 47°F 13.8"
Brigham City Waste Plt 50°F 15.5"
Bryce Canyon 41°F 11.6"
Bryce Canyon National Park Hqrs 44°F 16.6"
Bullfrog Basin 60°F 6.4"
Callao 49°F 6.6"
Canyonlands-the Neck 54°F 9.3"
Canyonlands-the Needles 54°F 8.3"
Capitol Reef National Park 54°F 7.9"
Castle Dale 49°F 8.0"
Castle Valley 56°F 9.8"
Cedar Breaks National Monument 41°F N/A
Cedar City 51°F 13.0"
Cedar City Muni 50°F 11.0"
Cedar Point 48°F 14.6"
Circleville 50°F 9.2"
City Creek Wtp 49°F 26.7"
Coalville 47°F 16.4"
Cottonwood Weir 53°F 24.3"
Cutler Dam 49°F 16.9"
Deer Creek Dam 45°F 21.7"
Delta 51°F 8.0"
Deseret 51°F 8.3"
Dewey 55°F N/A
Dinosaur Nm-quarry Area 49°F 8.6"
Draper-point of Mtn 55°F N/A
Duchesne 48°F 9.4"
Dugway 52°F 8.3"
Echo Dam 46°F 14.7"
Eden-liberty 46°F 28.2"
Electric Lake 34°F 24.5"
Enterprise 50°F 15.2"
Enterprise Beryl Jct 49°F N/A
Ephraim 47°F 11.7"
Escalante 52°F 10.6"
Eskdale 52°F 6.4"
Fairfield 48°F 12.5"
Farmington 52°F 20.6"
Ferron 50°F 8.6"
Fillmore 51°F 15.0"
Fish Springs Nwr 53°F 7.5"
Flaming Gorge 46°F 11.8"
Fort Duchesne 47°F 6.0"
Fremont Indian State Park 47°F 12.1"
Garfield 54°F 17.7"
Goblin Valley State Park 53°F 8.8"
Granite Peak Dugway PG 55°F 6.4"
Grantsville 51°F 11.6"
Grouse Creek 45°F 11.1"
Hanksville 54°F 6.2"
Hans Flat Ranger Station 51°F 9.6"
Hatch 44°F 13.2"
Heber 47°F 15.1"
Hite Ranger Station 62°F 8.7"
Hovenweep National Monument 54°F 10.2"
Huntsville Monastery 46°F 21.1"
Ibapah 48°F 10.5"
Jarvie Rch 48°F 10.5"
Jensen 46°F 8.3"
Johnson Pass 50°F 15.7"
Kamas 45°F 16.6"
Kanab 56°F 14.9"
Kanosh 54°F 15.5"
Kodachrome Basin Park 49°F 11.6"
Koosharem 45°F 10.1"
La Sal 48°F 12.7"
La Verkin 61°F 11.6"
Laketown 43°F 14.9"
Levan 51°F 14.1"
Little Sahara Rec Area 50°F 12.3"
Loa 45°F 8.4"
Logan 5 SW Exp Farm 46°F 17.8"
Logan Cache 48°F 15.6"
Logan Radio Kvnu 47°F 16.6"
Logan Utah St Univ 49°F 19.0"
Lytle Rch 63°F 11.1"
Maeser 47°F 13.6"
Manila 45°F 11.5"
Manti 49°F 13.1"
Manti Radio Kmti 47°F 13.6"
Marysvale 49°F 8.2"
Mexican Hat 58°F 6.3"
Milford 52°F 10.2"
Milford Muni 52°F 8.7"
Moab 58°F 9.1"
Moab Canyonland 54°F 6.7"
Modena 51°F N/A
Monticello 47°F 15.1"
Moon Lake 40°F N/A
Morgan 48°F 17.1"
Moroni 48°F 12.6"
Mtn Dell Dam 50°F 25.0"
Myton 48°F 7.0"
Natural Bridges National Monument 51°F 12.0"
Neola 45°F 9.1"
Nephi 51°F 13.7"
New Harmony 52°F 17.6"
Oak City 52°F 13.9"
Ogden Hinkley 52°F 16.4"
Ogden NE Bench 51°F 24.9"
Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse 53°F 21.6"
Ogden Sugar Factory 53°F 18.8"
Orderville 52°F N/A
Orem Trtmt Plt 53°F N/A
Ouray 49°F 7.0"
Panguitch 44°F 10.4"
Paria Ranger Station 56°F 10.1"
Park City 44°F 22.4"
Partoun 51°F 6.8"
Pineview Dam 44°F 30.6"
Pleasant Grove 54°F 16.4"
Price Carbon County 50°F 8.4"
Provo Byu 55°F 17.2"
Randolph 39°F 14.4"
Richfield Radio Ksvc 50°F 7.8"
Richmond 48°F 20.3"
Roosevelt Radio 46°F 7.4"
Rosette 47°F 11.9"
Salina 43°F 13.3"
Salt Lake City 55°F 15.5"
Salt Lake City E Bench 53°F N/A
Salt Lake Triad Ctr 56°F 17.7"
Santaquin Chlorinator 51°F 18.4"
Scipio 50°F 13.2"
Scofield Dam 39°F N/A
Scofield-skyline Mine 39°F 26.0"
Silver Lake Brighton 37°F 39.9"
Snake Creek Powerhouse 45°F 21.8"
Spanish Fork Pwr House 53°F 20.2"
St George 63°F 9.3"
Sundance 45°F N/A
Sunnyside City 51°F 15.3"
Sunnyside City Ctr 49°F 14.0"
Thiokol Propulsion F S 45°F 13.4"
Timpanogos Cave 49°F 28.0"
Tooele 52°F 18.4"
Torrey 51°F 8.4"
Tremonton 51°F 16.1"
Trenton 46°F 16.9"
Utah Lake Lehi 51°F 13.1"
Utah Test Range 50°F 11.0"
Valley of The Gods 57°F 9.8"
Vernal 47°F 9.1"
Vernal Municipal 48°F 8.6"
Vernon 47°F 10.6"
Veyo Powerhouse 57°F 14.2"
Wah Wah Rch 52°F 6.4"
Wanship Dam 45°F 16.4"
Weber Basin Pump Plt 51°F 26.2"
Wellington 47°F 9.1"
Wendover 52°F 3.6"
Woodruff 39°F 9.9"
Zion National Park 62°F 16.3"

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 · 1991-2020 Statewide aggregates for Utah computed as the simple average across its 170 station-mapped locations, each represented by its primary NOAA station (351 stations in the state network).

Climate Insight: Utah

Utah's climate profile is aggregated from 170 station-mapped locations and 351 NOAA weather stations reporting under the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals program. The statewide average annual temperature sits at 49°F, which is the simple average across all tracked station-mapped locations rather than any single station's reading. Because Utah spans multiple latitudes, elevations, and proximities to large water bodies, local conditions can differ from this headline number by wide margins; coastal, valley, and mountain stations often diverge by ten degrees or more even within a single month.

Precipitation and snowfall averages round out the climatological picture. Across Utah, annual precipitation averages 13.9 inches, with typical seasonal snowfall near 45.9 inches statewide. These numbers combine rain, sleet, and snow water-equivalent and describe the thirty-year normal rather than any particular recent year. Readers evaluating a specific destination should drill into one of the 170 individual location profiles below; each station record varies with local geography, and the statewide figures here are averages that mask meaningful intrastate differences.

For planning purposes, the location table above is sorted to help you compare averages side-by-side: annual mean temperature, average daily high and low, precipitation totals, snowfall, and PlainClimate's climate comfort score. That 1–100 score combines temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length from each location's NOAA normal. It is a climate-only comparison, not a NOAA or overall livability rating. Use it as a starting point, then open each location profile for the exact score inputs, monthly breakdowns, degree-day totals, frost dates, and separately reported humidity metrics.

Nationwide similar states

Other states closest to Utah on two NOAA statewide-average axes (annual temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.

Closest by average temperature

Nearest 50-state peers by avg_temp (49°F here).

Closest by annual precipitation

Nearest peers by avg_precip (13.9" here), excluding temperature-peer codes.

National state rankings →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average temperature in Utah?
Utah averages 49°F a year across NOAA's 1991-2020 Climate Normals, cooler than 68% of U.S. states. That is 3.7°F below the 53.1°F average across all 50 states.
Does the climate vary a lot within Utah?
Yes. Annual averages inside Utah run from Electric Lake at 34°F to Lytle Rch at 63°F -- a 29°F spread between the state's coldest and warmest measured station-mapped locations. A single statewide average can mask this kind of local variation.
Where does Utah rank nationally for temperature?
Utah ranks #34 warmest and #17 coldest out of 50 U.S. states and territories with NOAA normals data, based on statewide average annual temperature.
What is the most comfortable station-mapped location in Utah?
La Verkin scores the highest established comfort rating in Utah at 83/100, a PlainClimate composite of annual temperature mildness, precipitation moderation, snowfall burden, and frost-free growing-season length.

Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.

Every figure on PlainClimate is rendered directly from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.