2025 Compare Climate & Weather:
Banning, CA vs Salt Lake City, UT

Highlights

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Salt Lake City. Banning averages 268 sunny days per year. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Salt Lake City, Utah gets 19.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. Banning, California gets 15.5 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38.1 inches of rain per year.

Salt Lake City averages 53.6 inches of snow per year. Banning averages 0.6 inches of snow per year. The US average is 27.8 inches of snow per year.

Weather Highlights

Salt Lake City, Utah
Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 23.3
Rain: averages 19.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53.6 inches of snow a year

Banning, California
Summer High: the July high is around 97.2 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 39.2
Rain: averages 15.5 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 0.6 inches of snow a year

BestPlaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Salt Lake City is 7.2 (10=best), which means it is more comfortable than most places in Utah.

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Banning is 8.2 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in California.

Today's Weather - Banning, CA

63°F

Today's Weather - Salt Lake City, UT

56°F

Average Monthly High / Low (°F)

Hot, Freezing, Rainy, Snowy Days: Banning / Salt Lake City

August is the hottest month for Banning with an average high temperature of 97.5°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in California. In Banning, there are 5 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Banning are April, May and October.

July is the hottest month for Salt Lake City with an average high temperature of 91.0°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Utah. In Salt Lake City, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Salt Lake City are September, June and May.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Banning with an average of 38.4°. This is about average compared to other places in California.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Salt Lake City with an average of 23.3°. This is one of the warmest places in Utah.

In Banning, there are 111.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the hottest places in California.

In Salt Lake City, there are 41.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Utah.

In Banning, there are 14.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In Salt Lake City, there are 104.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Utah.

In Banning, there are 0.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in California.

In Salt Lake City, there are 0.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is warmer than most places in Utah.

February is the wettest month in Banning with 3.5 inches of rain, and the driest month is June with 0.1 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 56% of yearly precipitation and 4% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.5 inches in Banning means that it is drier than most places in California.


April is the wettest month in Salt Lake City with 2.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 36% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 19.5 inches in Salt Lake City means that it is wetter than most places in Utah.

February is the rainiest month in Banning with 5.6 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 0.7 rainy days. There are 34.5 rainy days annually in Banning, which is less rainy than most places in California. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 44% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 8% chance of a rainy day.

April is the rainiest month in Salt Lake City with 9.7 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 91.4 rainy days annually in Salt Lake City, which is rainier than most places in Utah. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 31% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 16% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 0.6 inches in Banning means that it is snowier than most places in California.

An annual snowfall of 53.6 inches in Salt Lake City means that it is snowier than most places in Utah.

February is the snowiest month in Banning with 0.3 inches of snow, and no months of the year have significant snowfall.

December is the snowiest month in Salt Lake City with 12.1 inches of snow, and 7 months of the year have significant snowfall.