Utah weather in December

There's a real gradient across Utah in December: 53° afternoons in Zion National Park, 38° in Park City, with snow in the mix at the cold end.

Based on 4 weather stations. Four stations split between the Wasatch and the red-rock south — the two Utahs travelers actually visit, which rarely have the same weather on the same day.

Salt Lake Valley

Highs near 39°, nights around 25°, and 12.1 in of snow in a typical December.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	Snow	The short version
Salt Lake City	39° / 25°	7	12.1 in	The valley goes dim while the mountains get everything.

The Wasatch

Highs near 38°, nights around 14°, and 15.9 in of snow in a typical December.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	Snow	The short version
Park City	38° / 14°	6	15.9 in	Christmas week arrives and the mountain finally has its base.

Red Rock Country

Highs 44–53°, nights 22–29°, and up to 4.9 in of snow in a typical December.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	Snow	The short version
Moab	44° / 22°	2	4.9 in	Snow on slickrock — rare, brief, and worth seeing.
Zion National Park	53° / 29°	4	1.7 in	Cold, still, and occasionally dusted white on red rock.

Each place above has its own page for the full story — what the month feels like, what to pack, and whether the timing is right.

Where to go in December, across the whole country ›