Kearns, UT climate
Kearns has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 56 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Kearns feels like
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Kearns 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 | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 23° | 1.3" | 12.7" | 10 | 23° – 38° |
| February | 44° | 27° | 1.3" | 10.0" | 9 | 29° – 43° |
| March | 53° | 34° | 1.5" | 8.6" | 10 | 38° – 50° |
| April | 60° | 39° | 1.9" | 4.2" | 11 | 45° – 56° |
| May | 71° | 48° | 1.9" | 0 | 11 | 53° – 64° |
| June | 82° | 57° | 1.0" | 0 | 5 | 63° – 76° |
| July | 91° | 65° | 0.6" | 0 | 4 | 69° – 82° |
| August | 89° | 63° | 0.7" | 0 | 5 | 71° – 81° |
| September | 79° | 54° | 1.2" | 0 | 6 | 62° – 70° |
| October | 64° | 41° | 1.5" | 0.8" | 8 | 45° – 59° |
| November | 50° | 32° | 1.3" | 6.2" | 8 | 32° – 47° |
| December | 39° | 24° | 1.4" | 13.3" | 10 | 25° – 37° |
| Year | 63° | 42° | 15.5" | 55.8" | 97 |
“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 Kearns
Kearns gets 15 inches of rain and melted snow a year. April is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 97 days a year.
About 174 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 29 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 174 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 56% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Kearns
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Kearns, 82% of that work is heating and 18% 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.
Kearns and its neighbors
Kearns borders 3 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.8°. Taylorsville has both the coldest January nights (23°) and the hottest July afternoons (92°). Kearns’s January low is 23° and its July high 91°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Kearns 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 Kearns averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.3°). The shift is larger than in 88% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Kearns’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 23° to 38°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Kearns’s climate
What is the coldest month in Kearns?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 23°.
What is the hottest month in Kearns?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 65°. About 48 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Kearns get?
About 56 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Kearns?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 29.
What is the rainiest month in Kearns?
April, with 1.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 15 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Kearns itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Holladay 0.5 Ese, UT (10 mi, snow) and Cottonwood Weir, UT (12 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.