Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Salt Lake City, UT. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Salt Lake City sits right in the heart of spring's unpredictability — the average high of 62° feels pleasant, but this date has swung anywhere from a frosty 27° low (1997) to a balmy 71° high (2013). There's still a 38% chance of rain today, so keep a jacket handy.
Salt Lake City earns its desert reputation with an all-time high of 102° in August 1994, but winters bite hard too — the mercury hit -6° on December 23, 1990. The city's snowiest single day on record dumped a remarkable 16 inches the day after Christmas in 2003.
Summer is the main event here, with highs averaging 90° during the first week of July and staying in the upper 80s through August. If you're chasing precipitation, mid-May is peak wet season, averaging 0.61" in a single week. Winter is cold and dry, with January and December both averaging highs of just 40°.