Benson Mill · Photo: NPS Staff (Photo Credit: NPS) · Public domainLess rain and snow falls on Stansbury Park than on 94% of U.S. towns: 14 inches a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 21°. In July, afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of U.S. towns. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 1.5° above 1901–2000. Homes need heating from November to April, the months averaging under 50°.
A year in Stansbury Park at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Stansbury Park’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Stansbury Park’s place in Utah beside it.
What a year in Stansbury Park feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 213 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 3 and the first by November 4. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Garfield, UT, 8 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Stansbury Park’s center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 4°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 75 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Tooele, UT, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 14 inches a year; May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 87 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Stansbury Park
79% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Garfield, UT.
Living with Stansbury Park’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
213 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 3 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 4.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June and September. 3.0 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Stansbury Park from natural hazards, wildfire is the largest share (28%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 11%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Stansbury Park and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Stansbury Park in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Stansbury Park’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stansbury Park, UT | 21° | 93° | 14" | 75" |
| Thornton, CO | 18° | 90° | 14" | 74" |
| Casper, WY | 15° | 89° | 12" | 82" |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 15° | 90° | 15" | 43" |
| Elko, NV | 15° | 90° | 10" | 41" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Stansbury Park averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+2.9°).
A bigger shift than in 57% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Stansbury Park compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Stansbury Park’s place among Utah’s.
Stansbury Park weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Stansbury Park’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Tooele, UT. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 21° | 1.0" | 14.0" | 8 | 21 | 21° – 37° |
| February | 44° | 25° | 1.0" | 14.6" | 8 | 15 | 29° – 42° |
| March | 55° | 33° | 1.3" | 11.1" | 9 | 5 | 39° – 49° |
| April | 62° | 38° | 1.8" | 5.9" | 10 | 1 | 45° – 57° |
| May | 72° | 47° | 1.9" | 0.4" | 9 | 0 | 53° – 65° |
| June | 84° | 56° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 63° – 75° |
| July | 93° | 65° | 0.6" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 70° – 83° |
| August | 91° | 62° | 0.7" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 72° – 80° |
| September | 80° | 52° | 1.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| October | 65° | 39° | 1.3" | 1.9" | 7 | 1 | 43° – 58° |
| November | 50° | 29° | 1.1" | 10.2" | 7 | 6 | 32° – 47° |
| December | 39° | 21° | 1.0" | 17.2" | 9 | 20 | 24° – 34° |
| Year | 64° | 41° | 13.5" | 75.3" | 87 | 69 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. January swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 21° to 37°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Stansbury Park’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Stansbury Park’s center.
- Snow: Tooele, UT.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Garfield, UT, 8 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Stansbury Park’s climate
What is the weather like in Stansbury Park?
A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 75 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 55% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 91% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Stansbury Park in winter?
January nights average 21°. About 97 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 21°.
How much snow does Stansbury Park get?
About 75 inches in a normal winter at Tooele, UT, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 69 days a year.
How hot does it get in Stansbury Park?
July, with a typical high of 93° and a low of 65°. About 58 days a year reach 90° and 6 reach 100° (Garfield, UT).
When is the first and last frost in Stansbury Park?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 3 and the first fall frost by November 4, about 213 frost-free days, at Garfield, UT.
What growing zone is Stansbury Park in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 4°.
What is the best time of year to visit Stansbury Park?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Stansbury Park getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 57% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Stansbury Park.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.