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Lausanne vs Salt Lake City
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Lausanne and Salt Lake City have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Lausanne is the wetter, with 608 mm more rain a year, and Salt Lake City the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lausanne and Salt Lake City, in everyday terms.
Summers
Salt Lake City has much hotter summers
Lausanne: Mild
Salt Lake City: Hot
Winters
Lausanne has much milder winters
Lausanne: Chilly
Salt Lake City: Cold
Rain & snow
Lausanne is wetter
Lausanne: Wet
Salt Lake City: Fairly dry
Sky
Salt Lake City is sunnier
Lausanne: Often cloudy
Salt Lake City: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lausanne and Salt Lake City run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Lausanne is the wetter — about 608 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Salt Lake City has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°C) Salt Lake City runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Salt Lake City | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +1 | +1 | +2 | +5 | +8 | +7 | +6 | +3 | +1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Salt Lake City | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 27 |
| Difference | -2 | — | +1 | +1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Salt Lake City | 33 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +6 | +3 | +1 | -2 |
Avg low (°C) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Salt Lake City | -6 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -5 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | +1 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Salt Lake City | -6 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Salt Lake City | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -5 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
Precipitation (mm) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 75 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 113 | 107 | 103 | 110 | 98 | 111 | 99 | 98 |
| Salt Lake City | 55 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -18 | -23 | -44 | -73 | -85 | -89 | -67 | -63 | -59 | -50 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 75 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 113 | 107 |
| Salt Lake City | 55 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 34 |
| Difference | -20 | -17 | -18 | -23 | -44 | -73 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 103 | 110 | 98 | 111 | 99 | 98 |
| Salt Lake City | 18 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -85 | -89 | -67 | -63 | -59 | -50 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | 41 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | 41 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -13 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -13 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -23 | -21 | -23 | -18 | -13 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | — | -6 | -14 | -16 | -21 | -29 | -33 | -33 | -33 | -27 | -17 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 |
| Difference | — | -6 | -14 | -16 | -21 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Salt Lake City | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | -33 | -33 | -33 | -27 | -17 | -4 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Lausanne trends → · Salt Lake City trends →
Methodology & sources
Lausanne
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Pully, about 3 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Salt Lake City
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Farmington 3 NW (NOAA GHCN station USC00422726), about 29 km from the city centre.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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