Cedar City, UT

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cedar City has an annual average temperature of 51.4°F with about 13 inches of precipitation per year and 59.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 87.5°F), and the coldest is December (average low 21.1°F). March is typically the wettest month (1.42 in) and June the driest (0.50 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
5,517
Cooling need
609

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

195 of 366 (53.3%) of Cedar City'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.

2000s
125
2010s
112
2020s
129

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 42.3°F 21.8°F 32.0°F 0.79 in 9.5 in 6
February 45.2°F 23.7°F 34.5°F 1.09 in 10.6 in 6
March 53.6°F 29.8°F 41.7°F 1.42 in 12.3 in 6
April 60.5°F 34.8°F 47.6°F 1.20 in 5.6 in 6
May 70.1°F 44.0°F 57.0°F 1.00 in 1.4 in 6
June 81.5°F 53.9°F 67.7°F 0.50 in 2
July 87.5°F 61.6°F 74.6°F 1.32 in 6
August 85.5°F 60.5°F 73.0°F 1.28 in 6
September 77.1°F 52.1°F 64.6°F 0.87 in 4
October 65.3°F 39.1°F 52.2°F 1.34 in 0.9 in 5
November 52.1°F 28.6°F 40.3°F 1.05 in 6.1 in 5
December 41.2°F 21.1°F 31.2°F 1.14 in 13.2 in 7

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