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Weather in Moab, UT · National Weather Service + NOAA

Moab has hot summers

Moab has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 98°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 56°, and lows to 29°.

Winter 45°/23°Spring 71°/42°Summer 95°/63°Fall 71°/41°
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Sunrise 6:46 am · sunset 5:17 pm

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What stands out about Moab’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Hot summersJuly afternoons average 98°, hotter than 99% of U.S. towns.Warming faster than mostThe last 30 years averaged 2.3° warmer than the 1900s, a bigger shift than 99% of U.S. towns.A dry climateJust 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 99% of U.S. towns.A long growing season192 frost-free days, from Apr 11 to Oct 23.
A normal year

Where today sits in Moab’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
45° / 23°
4 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
71° / 42°
Last frost around Apr 11
Summer
95° / 63°
108 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
71° / 41°
First frost around Oct 23
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 23). Last frost next spring: Apr 11
Best months to be outside
AprMayOct
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Moab get?About 9 inches a winter.When is it wettest?October, with 1.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+2.3° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Moab itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Moab, UT (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.