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United States / Utah / No Metro Area / Sanpete County / Sterling / Zip Codes
Sterling, UT has a temperate desert climate with hot summers and mild winters. The average high temperature in summer is around 95°F (35°C) with lows of around 58°F (14°C). In winter the average highs are around 53°F (12°C) while the lows drop to around 27°F (-3°C). Rainfall is quite low throughout the year, usually averaging around 8 inches annually. Snowfall varies from year to year but is typically low, averaging 5 inches per season.

Sterling, Utah gets 13 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Sterling averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 240 sunny days per year in Sterling. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Sterling gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 78 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 88 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 13 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Sterling is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Utah.

8.8 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Sterling, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateSterling, UtahUnited States
  12.9 in.38.1 in.
  40.9 in.27.8 in.
  78.3 days106.2 days
  240 days205 days
  87.7°85.8°
  13.4°21.7°
  77
  4.74.3
  5574 ft.2443 ft.
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Sterling with an average high temperature of 87.7°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Utah. In Sterling, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Sterling are September, June and August.
In Sterling, there are 20.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Utah.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Sterling with an average of 13.4°. This is colder than most places in Utah.
In Sterling, there are 178.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Utah.
In Sterling, there are 8.8 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Utah.
Humidity is very low in Sterling, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
October is the wettest month in Sterling with 1.4 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 29% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 12.9 inches in Sterling means that it is drier than most places in Utah.
March is the rainiest month in Sterling with 8.4 days of rain, and June is the driest month with only 4.5 rainy days. There are 78.3 rainy days annually in Sterling, which is about average compared to other places in Utah. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 40.9 inches in Sterling means that it is about average compared to other places in Utah. December is the snowiest month in Sterling with 10.1 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
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