Tooele, UT Climate


Reviews



BestPlaces offers the best, most comprehensive city reports,
with insight into cost of living, crime, climate, and more.
Tooele, UT has a dry climate with hot summers and cold winters. Rainfall is relatively low throughout the year, but increases in winter months. Spring and fall tend to be mild, while summer days are often sunny and hot with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. During the winter months temperatures can drop below zero at night and get as high as 30 degrees during the day.

Tooele, Utah gets 15 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Tooele averages 53 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 231 sunny days per year in Tooele. The US average is 205 sunny days.

Tooele gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.


Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 91 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 15 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 53 inches of snow a year


Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for Tooele is 7.0 (10=best), which means it is about average compared to other places in Utah.

8.5 Summer - 5 Winter
June, September and May are the most pleasant months in Tooele, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

  ClimateTooele, UtahUnited States
    Unlock38.1 in.
  52.5 in.  Unlock
    Unlock106.2 days
  231 days  Unlock
  91.1°85.8°
    Unlock21.7°
  7  Unlock
    Unlock4.3
  5043 ft.  Unlock
Climate
YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for Tooele with an average high temperature of 91.1°, which ranks it as warmer than most places in Utah. In Tooele, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for Tooele are September, June and May.
In Tooele, there are 43.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is hotter than most places in Utah.
January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for Tooele with an average of 17.5°. This is about average compared to other places in Utah.
In Tooele, there are 150.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is about average compared to other places in Utah.
In Tooele, there are 5.3 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is about average compared to other places in Utah.
Humidity is low in Tooele, and some people might find the dryness to be uncomfortable. Days with noticeable humidity are rare throughout the year. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.
May is the wettest month in Tooele with 1.8 inches of rain, and the driest month is July with 0.8 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 33% of yearly precipitation and 17% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 15.4 inches in Tooele means that it is about average compared to other places in Utah.
March is the rainiest month in Tooele with 9.4 days of rain, and July is the driest month with only 5.2 rainy days. There are 87.1 rainy days annually in Tooele, which is rainier than most places in Utah. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.
An annual snowfall of 52.5 inches in Tooele means that it is snowier than most places in Utah. December is the snowiest month in Tooele with 11.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.
Reviews for Tooele
    See all ()

Over 7 years ago

I've lived in Utah all of my life, and in Tooele for 10 years. The traffic is worse than Salt Lake City. Average commute to downtown SLC used to be about 40 minutes.   More

   |    Reply

Over 10 years ago

I've lived in Utah for about 18 years now. It has become my home. I love raising my children here. I never thought that I would like living in Utah, as a matter of fact  More

   |    Reply

Over 15 years ago

We moved here because of my parents. We were not sure if we would even like it. Three years later, we're still here & wouldn't move if you paid us. Tooele HAS very  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Tooele

Jobs
Compare Tooele,
cost of living
Compare food, housing, utilities, and more in Tooele, Utah to any other city in the US.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.