Zip 84028 (Garden City, UT) Climate

Garden City, UT has a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters. The average high temperature in the summer reaches into the low 90s Fahrenheit (high 30s Celsius), while the average winter low temperatures drop to below freezing. Precipitation is fairly moderate year round, with an average of about 18 inches (45 cm) of rain and snow combined per year. Winters usually bring strong winds that can reach up to 25 mph (40 km/h). Despite the cold weather, Garden City sees plenty of sunshine throughout the year and enjoys nearly 300 sunny days every year.

Garden City (zip 84028), Utah gets 12 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Garden City (zip 84028) averages 59 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 222 sunny days per year in Garden City (zip 84028). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Garden City (zip 84028) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 67 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 83 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 13
Rain: averages 12 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 59 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 84028 zip code is 6.7 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Utah.

9.1 Summer - 4.4 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 84028 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Garden City, Utah	United States
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	Unlock	106.2 days
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	83.1°	85.8°
	Unlock	21.7°
	6.7	Unlock
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	6171 ft.	Unlock

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 the 84028 zip code with an average high temperature of 83.1°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Utah. In the 84028 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 84028 zip code are August, June and July.

In the 84028 zip code, there are 5.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Utah.

February has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 84028 zip code with an average of 12.6°. This is colder than most places in Utah.

In the 84028 zip code, there are 170.4 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Utah.

In the 84028 zip code, there are 12.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Utah.

Humidity is very low in the 84028 zip code, 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.

May is the wettest month in the 84028 zip code with 1.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.7 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 31% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 11.5 inches in the 84028 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Utah.

May is the rainiest month in the 84028 zip code with 7.5 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 4.1 rainy days. There are 67.0 rainy days annually in the 84028 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Utah. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 59.4 inches in the 84028 zip code means that it is snowier than most places in Utah. January is the snowiest month in the 84028 zip code with 13.0 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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