Average Annual Precipitation for Utah

The tables below give yearly averages for rainfall plus snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Utah.

Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year along with information on the number of days with wet weather. That includes the days when precipitation amounts to 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres) or more.

The annual precipitation totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the US National Centers for Environmental Information.

You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: North - Central Utah, Northeastern Utah, Southern Utah's Canyons and Western Utah.

North - Central Utah

Average yearly precipitation
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
129 Alta 47.1 1196
92 Deer Creek Reservoir Dam 21.7 550
95 Echo Reservoir Dam 14.7 374
99 Logan 19.0 482
90 Nephi 13.7 349
60 Ogden 18.8 478
96 Park City 21.7 550
86 Pleasant Grove 16.4 417
93 Provo 17.2 437
102 Rockport Reservoir, Wanship Dam 16.4 416
92 Salt Lake City 15.5 394

Northeastern Utah

Annual averages for rainfall plus snowfall
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
53 Dinosaur National Monument 8.6 218
63 Flaming Gorge Reservoir Dam 11.8 299
59 Roosevelt 7.4 188

Southern Utah's Canyons

Average amount of rain and snow a year
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
55 Arches National Park 8.5 215
77 Bryce Canyon Park Headquarters 16.7 423
55 Canyonlands Park, The Needles 8.4 212
55 Capitol Reef National Park 7.9 200
58 Escalante 10.6 268
40 Glen Canyon, Bullfrog Basin 6.4 164
58 Hovenweep National Monument 10.2 259
62 Moab 9.1 232
65 Natural Bridges National Monument 12.0 304

Western Utah

Average annual precipitation
Days Place Inches Milli­metres
63 Cedar City 13.0 330
60 Delta 8.0 203
51 Fish Springs Wildlife Refuge 7.5 191
67 Richfield 7.8 198
42 St George 9.3 236
36 Wendover 3.6 91
66 Zion National Park 16.3 413
Reference

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

Utah Precipitation
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