Wasatch County, UT Climate

Wasatch, UT County experiences a semi-arid continental climate with cold winters and warm summers. Average annual temperatures range from a low of 25°F in winter to a high of 75°F in summer. Precipitation is low: about 10 inches a year on average. Most of this falls during the colder months, with July and August being the driest months. Winters can see occasional snow showers but heavy snows are rare. The region does experience an occasional Chinook wind that brings warm, dry air off the Pacific Ocean which quickly warms winter temperatures by up to 30°F in some cases!

Wasatch County, Utah gets 20 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Wasatch County averages 80 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 226 sunny days per year in Wasatch County. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Wasatch County gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 98 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 89 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 17
Rain: averages 20 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 80 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Wasatch County is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Utah.

8.6 Summer - 4.4 Winter

June, September and August are the most pleasant months in Wasatch County, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

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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 Wasatch County with an average high temperature of 88.9°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Utah. In Wasatch County, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Wasatch County are September, June and May.

In Wasatch County, there are 28.8 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Utah.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Wasatch County with an average of 16.9°. This is about average compared to other places in Utah.

In Wasatch County, there are 152.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Utah.

In Wasatch County, there are 6.0 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Utah.

Humidity is very low in Wasatch County, 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.

January is the wettest month in Wasatch County with 2.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.9 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 30% of yearly precipitation and 16% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 20.3 inches in Wasatch County means that it is wetter than most places in Utah.

March is the rainiest month in Wasatch County with 9.6 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.5 rainy days. There are 97.9 rainy days annually in Wasatch County, which is rainier than most places in Utah. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 80.1 inches in Wasatch County means that it is one of the snowiest places in Utah. January is the snowiest month in Wasatch County with 20.6 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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