Independence weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Independence, Utah: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Deer Creek Dam, 20 km from Independence; records cover 1939–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 21.7 in550 mm
- Snow a year
- 74 in188 cm
- Last spring freeze
- May 30
- First fall freeze
- Sep 21
- Heating degree days
- 7,400
- Cooling degree days
- 206
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −7°−22° (heating, 99%) and 93°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Independence in January
Highs average 35°2° and lows 13°−11°, with 3.1 in78 mm of precipitation and 26 in67 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 58°14° (1987)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (1949)
- Heating degree days
- 1282
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in February
Highs average 39°4° and lows 15°−9°, with 2.3 in58 mm of precipitation and 12 in31 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 67°19° (1963)
- Record low
- −39° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 1054
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in March
Highs average 50°10° and lows 24°−5°, with 1.8 in46 mm of precipitation and 4 in10 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2026)
- Record low
- −23°−31° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 884
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in April
Highs average 57°14° and lows 30°−1°, with 1.6 in41 mm of precipitation and 1.9 in4.8 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1946)
- Record low
- 4°−16° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 646
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in May
Highs average 67°19° and lows 37°3°, with 2.1 in52 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2003)
- Record low
- 11°−12° (1995)
- Heating degree days
- 419
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in June
Highs average 77°25° and lows 43°6°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1940)
- Record low
- 22°−6° (2005)
- Heating degree days
- 170
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Independence in July
Highs average 86°30° and lows 49°10°, with 0.66 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 100°38° (1939)
- Record low
- 29°−2° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 24
- Cooling degree days
- 103
Independence in August
Highs average 84°29° and lows 49°9°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 99°37° (1940)
- Record low
- 28°−2° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 32
- Cooling degree days
- 78
Independence in September
Highs average 75°24° and lows 40°5°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1950)
- Record low
- 19°−7° (1941)
- Heating degree days
- 221
- Cooling degree days
- 8
Independence in OctoberThis month
Highs average 63°17° and lows 31°−1°, with 2 in52 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 90°32° (2010)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 566
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in November
Highs average 48°9° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.8 in45 mm of precipitation and 7 in17 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 72°22° (1947)
- Record low
- −11°−24° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 884
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Independence in December
Highs average 36°2° and lows 15°−9°, with 2.8 in71 mm of precipitation and 23 in58 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 65°18° (1939)
- Record low
- −30°−34° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1218
- Cooling degree days
- 0