Blanding, UT climate
Blanding has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 7 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Blanding feels like
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Blanding weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 20° | 1.5" | 2.5" | 4 | 4 | 24° – 38° |
| February | 46° | 25° | 1.2" | 1.6" | 4 | 1 | 30° – 43° |
| March | 56° | 32° | 0.9" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 39° – 50° |
| April | 64° | 37° | 0.7" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| May | 74° | 45° | 0.8" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 52° – 64° |
| June | 87° | 55° | 0.4" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 65° – 74° |
| July | 91° | 61° | 1.2" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 72° – 81° |
| August | 88° | 60° | 1.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| September | 80° | 51° | 1.4" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| October | 66° | 39° | 1.3" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| November | 52° | 29° | 0.9" | 0.3" | 3 | 0 | 34° – 46° |
| December | 41° | 21° | 1.2" | 2.6" | 4 | 2 | 25° – 36° |
| Year | 66° | 40° | 12.8" | 7.4" | 43 | 7 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Blanding
Blanding gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. January is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 43 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 7 days of the year.
About 174 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 28 and the first one by October 21. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 56% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Blanding
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Blanding, 86% of that work is heating and 14% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Blanding compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Blanding averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.0°). The shift is larger than in 78% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Blanding’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. January swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 38°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Blanding’s climate
What is the coldest month in Blanding?
January, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 20°.
What is the hottest month in Blanding?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 61°. About 48 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Blanding get?
About 7 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Blanding?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 21, and the last spring frost by April 28.
What is the rainiest month in Blanding?
January, with 1.5 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Blanding itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Bluff, UT (23 mi, snow) and Blanding, UT (1 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.