Payson climate — normals and trends
Payson (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 468 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in March.
Payson averages 163 frost days, 53 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 89 rainy days per year.
Payson has warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.38 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 180 to 146 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 12 July 2002) and the coldest -31.2 °C (on 23 December 1990).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
PaysonUtah
- coords
- 40.04°, -111.73°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.3°C
Average daily high
15.0°C
Average daily low
1.4°C
Annual rainfall
468mm
Sunshine / day
10.8h
Mean relative humidity
56%
Average peak wind
9.9km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
163 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
53 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
89 d/yr
Annual snowfall
157.6 cm
Average feels-like high
12.5 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest day
-31.2 °C
23 December 1990
Wettest day
43 mm
18 February 1980
Windiest day
31.6 km/h
30 March 1999
Strongest gust
101.5 km/h
10 January 1980
Hottest feels-like
38.0 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
23 December 1990
Snowiest day
19.0 cm
2 April 1986
Sunniest day
14.9 h
21 June 1950
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 19 mm | -32 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +3.0 °C | 40 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 68 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 15.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 25 mm | -30 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 52 mm | +6 mm |
| Jun | 30.3 °C | +4.0 °C | 1 mm | -22 mm |
| Jul | 33.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Aug | 31.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 14 mm | -1 mm |
| Sep | 26.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 21 mm | -7 mm |
| Oct | 17.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 36 mm | -4 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +5.7 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 8.0 °C | +6.7 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Payson?
Payson has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.3 °C and it receives 468 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Payson?
The hottest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2002, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Payson?
The coldest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1990, at -31.2 °C.
Does it snow in Payson?
Yes. Payson gets on average 157.6 cm of snow per year and has around 163 frost days.
Has the climate of Payson warmed?
Yes: Payson warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Payson?
The wettest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1980, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Payson?
The windiest day measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 30 March 1999, with winds reaching 31.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Payson?
The warmest month in Payson is July (23.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Payson?
Payson receives on average 468 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 89 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Payson?
Payson gets on average 10.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,942 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Payson?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Payson between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1986, with 19.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Payson?
Yes: Payson has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Payson?
In Payson, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 38.0 °C on 12 July 2002, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 23 December 1990.
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