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Best time to visit Salt Lake City

September is the best time to visit Salt Lake City for general sightseeing, with average highs of 26 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking September comfort 93/100
The least cloud September 29 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 11 mm
Warmth July 33 °C
Cooler weather January 2.5 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 September 93 26 °C 5
2 June 89 28 °C 4
3 May 88 21 °C 9
4 October 82 18 °C 6
5 August 75 32 °C 3
6 July 72 33 °C 3
7 April 65 15 °C 11
8 March 48 11 °C 9
9 November 44 9.3 °C 8
10 February 32 5.1 °C 8
11 December 31 2.8 °C 9
12 January 30 2.5 °C 10

When to think twice

January scores lowest with about 10 wet days and highs near 2.5 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 2.5 °C 54 mm 59 %
February 5.1 °C 46 mm 58 %
March 10.7 °C 53 mm 55 %
April 15.3 °C 70 mm 56 %
May 21.2 °C 56 mm 50 %
June 27.7 °C 27 mm 34 %
July 33.1 °C 11 mm 29 %
August 32.2 °C 11 mm 30 %
September 26.2 °C 35 mm 29 %
October 17.8 °C 46 mm 41 %
November 9.3 °C 44 mm 55 %
December 2.8 °C 49 mm 60 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.