Salt Lake City, Utah, United States climate

Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, with every day graded against ~45 years of local climate history (1981–2026). Its warmest month is July, averaging a high of 86°F, and its coldest is January, with an average low of 16°F.

Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. via Wikipedia

How today compares

Latest recorded day: 2026-07-21. Each reading placed on Salt Lake City, Utah, United States's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.

High 102°F Near Record · 99th pct

Low 82°F Near Record · 99th pct

Feels-like 103°F Near Record · 99th pct

Humidity 10.4 g/m³ High · 84th pct

Wind 19 mph Near Record · 99th pct

Precip 0.03 in Heavy · 66th pct

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Salt Lake City average temperatures by month

Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, based on 1981–2026 records. The wettest month is January (0.10 in on an average day).

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Avg precip
January	32°F	16°F	0.10 in
February	36°F	20°F	0.10 in
March	47°F	29°F	0.10 in
April	54°F	33°F	0.10 in
May	64°F	41°F	0.10 in
June	75°F	50°F	0.00 in
July	86°F	60°F	0.00 in
August	85°F	59°F	0.00 in
September	74°F	49°F	0.10 in
October	60°F	38°F	0.10 in
November	44°F	28°F	0.10 in
December	33°F	18°F	0.10 in

Jan 4°–42°

Feb 8°–46°

Mar 21°–58°

Apr 25°–67°

May 32°–77°

Jun 40°–86°

Jul 54°–94°

Aug 53°–91°

Sep 40°–83°

Oct 29°–72°

Nov 19°–58°

Dec 5°–44°

Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -10°F to 115°F scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.

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Record extremes

Hottest day on record: 100°F on 2002-07-13
Coldest day on record: -26°F on 1990-12-30

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Percentiles compare each day to Salt Lake City, Utah, United States's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →