Joseph, UT

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from FREMONT INDIAN SP, UT US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Joseph has an annual average temperature of 47.1°F with about 12.1 inches of precipitation per year and 44.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 89.6°F), and the coldest is December (average low 11.7°F). August is typically the wettest month (1.30 in) and June the driest (0.63 in). Snow typically falls from October through May.

Annual swing
43.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,690
Cooling need
258

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

95 of 366 (26%) of Joseph'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.

1980s
23
1990s
113
2000s
116
2010s
52
2020s
62

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 12.4°F 27.3°F 0.78 in 11.5 in 6
February 46.3°F 16.2°F 31.3°F 0.97 in 7.9 in 6
March 54.9°F 22.3°F 38.6°F 0.85 in 5.2 in 6
April 61.0°F 27.4°F 44.2°F 1.14 in 4.1 in 7
May 70.9°F 35.2°F 53.1°F 1.19 in 0.3 in 6
June 82.7°F 43.0°F 62.8°F 0.63 in 3
July 89.6°F 51.0°F 70.3°F 1.23 in 6
August 87.5°F 49.0°F 68.3°F 1.30 in 8
September 79.5°F 39.6°F 59.6°F 1.01 in 5
October 66.3°F 28.5°F 47.4°F 1.21 in 1.0 in 5
November 52.5°F 19.3°F 35.9°F 0.88 in 5.4 in 4
December 41.8°F 11.7°F 26.8°F 0.89 in 9.4 in 5

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