Uintah, UT climate
Uintah has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Uintah feels like
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Uintah 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 | 37° | 21° | 2.3" | 3.9" | 9 | 9 | 20° – 38° |
| February | 42° | 25° | 2.0" | 4.1" | 10 | 5 | 27° – 42° |
| March | 52° | 32° | 2.0" | 1.7" | 10 | 2 | 38° – 47° |
| April | 59° | 37° | 2.3" | 0.1" | 10 | 0 | 44° – 54° |
| May | 70° | 46° | 2.4" | 0.2" | 9 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| June | 81° | 53° | 1.4" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60° – 74° |
| July | 91° | 62° | 0.6" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 67° – 80° |
| August | 89° | 60° | 0.9" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| September | 78° | 51° | 1.4" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61° – 68° |
| October | 63° | 39° | 1.9" | 0.2" | 7 | 0 | 43° – 57° |
| November | 49° | 30° | 1.6" | 1.3" | 8 | 1 | 31° – 46° |
| December | 37° | 22° | 2.1" | 11.3" | 9 | 8 | 23° – 35° |
| Year | 62° | 40° | 20.9" | 22.8" | 90 | 25 |
“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 Uintah
Uintah gets 21 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 90 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 25 days of the year.
About 180 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 22 and the first one by October 22. That leaves about 180 frost-free days for gardens, longer than 53% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Uintah
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Uintah, 85% of that work is heating and 15% 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 Uintah 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 Uintah averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.5°). The shift is larger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Uintah’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 20° to 38°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Uintah’s climate
What is the coldest month in Uintah?
January, with a typical high of 37° and a low of 21°.
What is the hottest month in Uintah?
July, with a typical high of 91° and a low of 62°. About 49 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Uintah get?
About 23 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Uintah?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 22, and the last spring frost by April 22.
What is the rainiest month in Uintah?
May, with 2.4 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 21 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Uintah itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Weber Basin Pump Plt 3, UT (2 mi, snow) and Ogden Hinkley Airport, UT (6 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.