Salt Lake City Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Salt Lake City, Utah during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below monthly and annually for the City, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 80, 90 or 100 °F each month in Salt Lake City, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 23 | January | 3 | -5 |
| 46 | 29 | February | 8 | -2 |
| 57 | 36 | March | 14 | 2 |
| 62 | 41 | April | 17 | 5 |
| 71 | 49 | May | 22 | 9 |
| 86 | 60 | June | 30 | 15 |
| 94 | 69 | July | 35 | 21 |
| 92 | 67 | August | 33 | 19 |
| 82 | 57 | September | 28 | 14 |
| 66 | 43 | October | 19 | 6 |
| 52 | 33 | November | 11 | 0 |
| 39 | 25 | December | 4 | -4 |
| 65 | 44 | Year | 19 | 7 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 22 | January | 3 | -6 |
| 43 | 25 | February | 6 | -4 |
| 54 | 34 | March | 12 | 1 |
| 62 | 40 | April | 16 | 4 |
| 72 | 48 | May | 22 | 9 |
| 83 | 56 | June | 28 | 14 |
| 93 | 65 | July | 34 | 18 |
| 91 | 63 | August | 33 | 17 |
| 79 | 53 | September | 26 | 12 |
| 65 | 41 | October | 18 | 5 |
| 49 | 31 | November | 10 | -1 |
| 38 | 23 | December | 3 | -5 |
| 64 | 42 | Year | 18 | 5 |
Days of Hot Weather in Salt Lake City
Most summer days at Salt Lake City reach at least 90 Fahrenheit. But temperatures in the 100s F (over 38 °C) are not common. The city averages just 4 or 5 days a year when the thermometer reaches 100 degrees.
| 80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C |
100 °F 38 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| May | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| June | 21 | 10 | 1 |
| July | 30 | 24 | 5 |
| August | 30 | 21 | 2 |
| September | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| October | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| November | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 111 | 62 | 8 |
How Often Salt Lake City Has Cold Temperatures
A night can drop down to 0 °F (-18 °C) or lower at Salt Lake City, but that happens only rarely. The city averages just one night every winter or two with temperatures that chilly.
About one in four winter days remain below freezing for the entire day. In total, Salt Lake City typically has 21 such frosty days a year.
| 10 °F -12 °C |
20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 12 | 27 |
| February | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| March | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| April | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| May | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| October | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| November | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| December | 2 | 11 | 27 |
| Year | 6 | 32 | 112 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.