Utah weather in December: Statewide normals and every place, NOAA 1991-2020

In December, Utah's statewide normal high is 38°F and normal low 18°F; normal highs run from 28°F in Brian Head to 53°F in St. George (NOAA 1991-2020 normals).

Statewide normal high
38°FDecember, 1991-2020
Statewide normal low
18°FDecember, 1991-2020
Statewide normal precipitation
1.18 inDecember
Warmest place
53°Fnormal high, St. George
Coolest place
28°Fnormal high, Brian Head

Where is Utah warmest and wettest in December?

St. George has the warmest December afternoons (53°F) and Brian Head the coolest (28°F). Alta gets the most precipitation (5.13 in) and Wendover the least (0.19 in). The most snow falls in Alta (79.8 inches).

Statewide, December averaged 31.1°F in 2021, 28.2°F in 2022, 32.6°F in 2023, 33.7°F in 2024, 38.2°F in 2025, against a 1991-2020 normal of 27.9°F.

Utah in December: normal high, low, precipitation and snow by place (largest first)
PlaceHighLowPrecip.Snow
Salt Lake City39°F25°F1.4012.1
Provo41°F24°F1.8111.2
St. George53°F28°F0.860.0
Orem38°F22°F––
Ogden37°F22°F1.33–
Saratoga Springs40°F20°F1.078.2
Logan33°F17°F1.11–
Draper41°F26°F––
Bountiful36°F23°F2.7523.8
Tooele39°F21°F1.7217.2
Cedar City42°F16°F0.88–
Pleasant Grove41°F25°F1.4510.3
Cottonwood Heights38°F23°F2.3623.3
Farmington38°F24°F1.8610.0
North Salt Lake39°F23°F1.9611.8
Brigham City38°F20°F1.398.6
Heber37°F14°F1.6217.8
Santaquin38°F20°F1.9211.7
Grantsville38°F20°F0.837.9
Tremonton37°F21°F1.6010.9
Vernal32°F13°F0.55–
Alpine39°F22°F2.2617.5
Richfield41°F16°F0.614.7
Park City33°F16°F2.05–
Price35°F17°F0.61–
Roosevelt34°F6°F0.545.2
Nephi37°F20°F1.2412.5
Ephraim37°F11°F1.158.0
Kanab49°F25°F1.375.3
Moab44°F22°F0.764.9
Morgan37°F14°F1.7511.9
Maeser33°F13°F0.8911.4
La Verkin51°F28°F1.190.5
Beaver36°F16°F1.7218.8
Delta39°F15°F0.594.4
Manti38°F19°F1.2213.3
Blanding40°F23°F1.26–
Richmond32°F18°F1.8715.4
Fillmore38°F21°F1.4712.4
Enterprise42°F17°F1.586.4
Kamas34°F16°F1.4918.5
Panguitch39°F7°F0.524.0
Monticello38°F17°F1.39–
Moroni38°F13°F1.16–
Duchesne35°F13°F0.537.9
Wellington37°F10°F0.596.4
Coalville38°F14°F1.6215.9
Castle Dale41°F11°F0.474.9
Ferron37°F15°F0.565.0
Milford41°F17°F0.70–
Wendover36°F20°F0.19–
Levan39°F18°F1.419.2
Eden34°F16°F2.96–
Escalante43°F19°F0.685.2
Oak City39°F20°F1.376.8
Huntsville35°F13°F2.4422.8
Orderville48°F19°F––
Myton34°F11°F0.46–
Trenton34°F14°F1.4013.5
Circleville43°F16°F0.502.6
Big Water45°F25°F0.56–
Loa40°F9°F0.424.6
Deseret39°F16°F0.624.5
Kanosh41°F21°F1.5219.3
Randolph29°F6°F1.0213.7
Marysvale42°F16°F0.47–
Dugway40°F16°F0.573.5
Fort Duchesne32°F10°F0.36–
Neola31°F11°F0.579.2
Scipio38°F16°F1.379.4
Castle Valley39°F19°F1.01–
Jensen32°F7°F0.686.7
Veyo47°F28°F1.523.1
Laketown32°F16°F1.2716.7
Manila34°F14°F0.58–
Koosharem39°F11°F0.65–
Vernon39°F12°F0.776.6
Torrey37°F21°F0.42–
Wanship36°F14°F1.2413.3
La Sal37°F17°F0.8912.3
Altamont29°F8°F0.629.0
Bluff43°F20°F0.672.6
New Harmony44°F21°F1.605.8
Boulder39°F21°F0.7911.7
Alta30°F15°F5.1379.8
Woodruff30°F4°F0.509.2
Hanksville43°F15°F0.342.5
Brian Head28°F10°F––
Fairfield40°F13°F1.327.9
Hatch41°F10°F1.0811.8
Echo36°F14°F1.2916.4
Alton41°F18°F1.8314.1
Sundance31°F19°F––
Flaming Gorge36°F13°F0.547.4
Scofield30°F12°F2.9142.8
Mexican Hat46°F22°F0.451.2
Angle40°F6°F0.423.4
Arches National Park Headquarters42°F24°F0.613.5
Bear Lake State Park35°F19°F1.68–
Black Rock42°F16°F0.716.2
Blowhard Mountain Radar30°F15°F––
Brigham City (28 mi WNW)34°F16°F1.31–
Bryce Canyon Airport35°F6°F0.64–
Bryce Canyon National Park Headquarters37°F17°F1.3415.3
Bullfrog Basin46°F26°F0.421.8
Callao39°F15°F0.383.5
Canyonlands-The Neck37°F23°F0.706.5
Canyonlands-The Needles42°F18°F0.563.0
Capitol Reef National Park40°F21°F0.372.2
Cedar Breaks National Monument35°F21°F––
Cedar Point38°F18°F1.41–
City Creek Water Treatment Plant38°F20°F2.6226.2
Cutler Dam33°F18°F1.5710.0
Deer Creek Dam36°F15°F2.7922.8
Dewey44°F17°F––
Dinosaur National Monument-Quarry Area33°F12°F0.574.5
Electric Lake25°F2°F2.74–
Eskdale42°F16°F0.375.4
Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge39°F19°F0.503.7
Fremont Indian State Park42°F12°F0.899.4
Garfield37°F26°F1.577.9
Goblin Valley State Park41°F18°F0.40–
Granite Peak Dugway Proving Ground39°F19°F0.40–
Grouse Creek35°F13°F1.03–
Hans Flat Ranger Station35°F21°F0.778.3
Hite Ranger Station46°F31°F0.66–
Hovenweep National Monument44°F18°F0.873.3
Ibapah45°F12°F0.636.7
Jarvie Ranch40°F13°F0.46–
Johnson Pass38°F19°F1.3911.7
Kodachrome Basin Park44°F15°F0.906.9
Little Sahara Rec Area38°F16°F1.07–
Lytle Ranch55°F31°F1.211.0
Moab Canyonland Airport39°F17°F0.53–
Modena45°F16°F––
Moon Lake31°F12°F––
Mountain Dell Dam40°F22°F2.17–
Natural Bridges National Monument39°F20°F1.057.6
Ogden NE Bench38°F24°F3.03–
Ogden Pioneer Powerhouse39°F23°F1.76–
Ouray (4 mi NE)32°F10°F0.434.7
Paria Ranger Station46°F21°F0.81–
Partoun41°F15°F0.483.7
Pineview Dam33°F13°F3.2426.3
Rosette35°F17°F1.26–
Salina (24 mi E)32°F15°F1.0216.2
Salt Lake Triad Center41°F28°F1.5511.0
Silver Lake Brighton30°F11°F4.30–
Snake Creek Powerhouse35°F15°F2.33–
Spanish Fork Power House38°F23°F1.9715.7
Sunnyside City38°F22°F1.43–
Thiokol Propulsion F S34°F12°F1.47–
Timpanogos Cave33°F22°F1.88–
Utah Test Range36°F16°F0.744.0
Valley Of The Gods42°F26°F0.69–
Wah Wah Ranch47°F13°F0.36–
Weber Basin Pump Plant 336°F20°F2.5311.3
Zion National Park53°F29°F1.641.7

Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide normals; NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals for each station.

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