Boulder, UT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from BOULDER, UT US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Boulder has an annual average temperature of 50.3°F with about 11.9 inches of precipitation per year and 51.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 21.1°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.73 in) and June the driest (0.38 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
42.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,715
Cooling need
432

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

54 of 366 (14.8%) of Boulder'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.

1950s
23
1960s
41
1970s
55
1980s
55
1990s
79
2000s
51
2010s
23
2020s
39

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 39.5°F 21.3°F 30.4°F 1.07 in 15.7 in 6
February 43.6°F 24.5°F 34.1°F 1.05 in 10.8 in 6
March 52.8°F 30.7°F 41.7°F 0.91 in 6.7 in 5
April 59.7°F 35.8°F 47.7°F 0.51 in 2.3 in 4
May 68.1°F 44.6°F 56.4°F 0.72 in 0.4 in 5
June 78.8°F 54.4°F 66.6°F 0.38 in 3
July 83.6°F 61.2°F 72.4°F 1.11 in 8
August 81.2°F 59.6°F 70.4°F 1.73 in 10
September 74.0°F 52.0°F 63.0°F 1.58 in 7
October 62.4°F 40.5°F 51.5°F 1.44 in 0.5 in 5
November 49.3°F 29.6°F 39.5°F 0.56 in 3.5 in 3
December 39.3°F 21.1°F 30.2°F 0.79 in 11.7 in 5

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