Utah weather in January

There's a real gradient across Utah in January: 54° afternoons in Zion National Park, 39° in Salt Lake 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 24°, and 12.7 in of snow in a typical January.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	Snow	The short version
Salt Lake City	39° / 24°	8	12.7 in	Gray soup in the valley, blinding sunshine up the canyon.

The Wasatch

Highs near 39°, nights around 13°, and 14.0 in of snow in a typical January.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	Snow	The short version
Park City	39° / 13°	7	14.0 in	Bitter nights, brighter afternoons, and Sundance taking over Main Street.

Red Rock Country

Highs 44–54°, nights 21–30°, and 0.7–2.0 in of rain in a typical January.

Place	Highs / lows	Wet days	Snow	The short version
Moab	44° / 21°	2	1.7 in	The desert freezes at night and nobody is here.
Zion National Park	54° / 30°	5	0.7 in	Cold mornings, kind afternoons, and the canyon almost to yourself.

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 January, across the whole country ›