Weather on May 17
Salt Lake City, UT
55 Years of Data
About This Date
May 17th in Salt Lake City, UT typically brings pleasant spring weather, with average highs around 72°F and lows near 50°F. Over 56 years of records, the warmest May 17th was in 2007 (76°F average), while the coldest was 1977 (42°F) — a 34°F range across recorded history. Precipitation has occurred on 29% of recorded May 17th dates, with snow falling 2% of the time. Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Temperatures on this date have remained relatively stable over the past several decades.
Planning for May 17th in Salt Lake City, UT? Great weather for outdoor activities.
| Year | High | Low | Avg | Precip | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58° | 44° | 51° | 0.1" | — |
| 2025 | 75° | 52° | 63° | — | — |
| 2024 | 81° | 58° | 69° | — | — |
| 2023 | 84° | 59° | 72° | — | — |
| 2022 | 79° | 59° | 69° | — | — |
| 2021 | 74° | 50° | 62° | — | — |
| 2020 | 86° | 59° | 73° | — | — |
| 2019 | 57° | 44° | 51° | 1.65" | — |
| 2018 | 81° | 54° | 67° | — | — |
| 2017 | 55° | 34° | 44° | 0.94" | 0.1" |
| 2016 | 70° | 54° | 62° | — | — |
| 2015 | 63° | 48° | 55° | 1.35" | — |
| 2014 | 80° | 52° | 66° | — | — |
| 2013 | 74° | 56° | 65° | 0.05" | — |
| 2012 | 82° | 61° | 71° | — | — |
| 2011 | 53° | 37° | 45° | 1.17" | — |
| 2010 | 82° | 55° | 69° | — | — |
| 2009 | 82° | 47° | 64° | — | — |
| 2008 | 84° | 50° | 67° | — | — |
| 2007warmest | 87° | 65° | 76° | — | — |
| 2006 | 88° | 57° | 72° | — | — |
| 2005 | 59° | 38° | 48° | 0.56" | — |
| 2004 | 78° | 51° | 65° | — | — |
| 2003 | 68° | 54° | 61° | — | — |
| 2002 | 81° | 46° | 63° | — | — |
| 2001 | 75° | 57° | 66° | — | — |
| 2000 | 59° | 46° | 53° | — | — |
| 1999 | 69° | 44° | 57° | — | — |
| 1998 | 65° | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 85° | 63° | 74° | 0.03" | — |
| 1996 | 73° | 57° | 65° | — | — |
| 1995 | 68° | 50° | 59° | — | — |
| 1994 | 66° | 48° | 57° | — | — |
| 1993 | 75° | 56° | 65° | — | — |
| 1992 | 85° | 57° | 71° | — | — |
| 1991 | 68° | 48° | 58° | — | — |
| 1990 | 77° | 50° | 64° | — | — |
| 1989 | 69° | 50° | 60° | — | — |
| 1988 | 70° | 56° | 63° | 0.36" | — |
| 1987 | 78° | 57° | 68° | 0.58" | — |
| 1986 | 62° | 42° | 52° | — | — |
| 1985 | 75° | 54° | 64° | — | — |
| 1984 | 70° | 42° | 56° | — | — |
| 1983 | 57° | 38° | 47° | 0.33" | — |
| 1982 | 76° | 48° | 62° | — | — |
| 1981 | 59° | 40° | 49° | 0.97" | — |
| 1980 | 60° | 37° | 49° | 0.18" | — |
| 1979 | 79° | 57° | 68° | — | — |
| 1978 | 56° | 39° | 47° | 0.18" | — |
| 1977coldest | 47° | 38° | 42° | 0.36" | — |
| 1976 | 87° | 50° | 69° | — | — |
| 1975 | 75° | 46° | 61° | — | — |
| 1974 | 74° | 41° | 57° | — | — |
| 1973 | 84° | 52° | 68° | — | — |
| 1972 | 86° | 62° | 74° | — | — |
| 1971 | 54° | 32° | 43° | 1.3" | — |
Salt Lake City, UT Temperature Range by Month
Average monthly highs and lows. The shaded band shows the typical daily temperature range.
Salt Lake City, UT Monthly Precipitation
Average rainfall and snowfall per month, in inches.
Salt Lake City, UT Daily Temperature Calendar
Average daily high temperature for every day of the year. Each cell is the climatological mean for that calendar day across 55 years of NOAA data.
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