Salt Lake City weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain city · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Salt Lake City is August — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 93/100), with June and September close behind. Salt Lake City averages about 3,123 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 32°C / 90°F and roughly 24 mm of rain in August.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,123
- Sunniest month
- August
- Peak score
- 93/100
- Rain / year
- 542 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.6 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Population
- 966k
- Elevation
- 1,286 m
When is the best time to visit Salt Lake City?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Salt Lake City is August, then June and September. The dullest month is January (0/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,123 hours of sunshine a year. 93 Sunshine Score points separate August (93) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #70 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 542 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 55 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 5° / 41°F | -4° / 25°F | 45 mm | 3 |
| March | 22 | 11° / 52°F | 1° / 34°F | 54 mm | 4 |
| April | 50 | 15° / 59°F | 4° / 39°F | 66 mm | 6 |
| May | 87 | 21° / 70°F | 9° / 48°F | 58 mm | 7 |
| June | 92 | 28° / 82°F | 14° / 57°F | 30 mm | 9 |
| July | 76 | 34° / 93°F | 19° / 66°F | 16 mm | 9 |
| August | 93 | 32° / 90°F | 18° / 64°F | 24 mm | 8 |
| September | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 13° / 55°F | 38 mm | 6 |
| October | 74 | 18° / 64°F | 6° / 43°F | 46 mm | 4 |
| November | 15 | 10° / 50°F | 0° / 32°F | 46 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -6° / 21°F | 64 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Provo United States · 67 km · best in Jun · 3,122 h sun/yr
- Idaho Falls United States · 303 km · best in Jul · 2,995 h sun/yr
- Jackson Hole United States · 330 km · best in Jul · 2,836 h sun/yr
- Grand Junction United States · 347 km · best in May · 3,302 h sun/yr
- Hayden United States · 403 km · best in Jun · 3,058 h sun/yr
- Montrose United States · 432 km · best in Jun · 3,242 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Ogden United States · 45 km · 2,944 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Vernal United States · 212 km · 3,186 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Pocatello United States · 241 km · 2,918 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Rock Springs United States · 260 km · 3,116 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Twin Falls United States · 281 km · 3,018 h sun/yr · best in Jun
Head-to-head
How Salt Lake City compares month by month: Salt Lake City vs Provo · Salt Lake City vs Idaho Falls · Salt Lake City vs Jackson Hole · all comparisons
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