Alta, UT
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from ALTA, UT US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Alta has an annual average temperature of 39.1°F with about 47.1 inches of precipitation per year and 458.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 72.9°F), and the coldest is December (average low 14.5°F). January is typically the wettest month (6.37 in) and July the driest (1.48 in). Snow typically falls from January through December.
Best time to visit Alta
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →68 of 366 (18.6%) of Alta's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1900s | 7 | |
| 1940s | 34 | |
| 1950s | 33 | |
| 1960s | 19 | |
| 1970s | 49 | |
| 1980s | 42 | |
| 1990s | 41 | |
| 2000s | 54 | |
| 2010s | 39 | |
| 2020s | 48 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30.7°F | 15.0°F | 22.9°F | 6.37 in | 74.7 in | 14 |
| February | 30.7°F | 15.4°F | 23.0°F | 5.40 in | 81.2 in | 14 |
| March | 36.8°F | 20.2°F | 28.5°F | 6.17 in | 71.4 in | 13 |
| April | 42.3°F | 24.8°F | 33.6°F | 4.78 in | 50.0 in | 12 |
| May | 52.6°F | 33.4°F | 43.0°F | 3.47 in | 15.9 in | 11 |
| June | 64.4°F | 42.2°F | 53.3°F | 1.96 in | 4.4 in | 6 |
| July | 72.9°F | 50.3°F | 61.6°F | 1.48 in | — | 7 |
| August | 71.3°F | 49.1°F | 60.2°F | 2.07 in | — | 9 |
| September | 62.2°F | 41.1°F | 51.7°F | 2.58 in | 2.6 in | 9 |
| October | 49.5°F | 31.0°F | 40.3°F | 3.50 in | 24.4 in | 10 |
| November | 37.4°F | 20.7°F | 29.1°F | 4.17 in | 53.9 in | 11 |
| December | 30.2°F | 14.5°F | 22.3°F | 5.13 in | 79.8 in | 15 |
Climate twins of Alta
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