How would you classify Salt Lake City's climate?

[forgotten username]

I'd classify it as awesome.

[new2colo]

Semi-arid with some Mediterranean influences. SLC isn't dry enough to me to be considered a desert, but it is close to areas that are true deserts (west and far south). Also, summers tend to much drier than winters. Winter seems to be much more of humid continental sort of climate, which is unlike most of the Intermountain West. This is likely primarily due to the influences of the lake and SLC being on the wetter side of the Wasatch Mountains.

[CaliCriollo]

Originally Posted by lommaren

It's definitely continental. I'd like to call it cool semi-arid since the nature around it fits well and summers are definitely warm enough to have such an impact. Anyway, somehow it's still not even borderline semi-arid using Köppen and too warm in winter to be humid continental. Therefore, using the intended -3°C line the place is humid subtropical (!) of all things and that's just wrong. It's a major weak spot of Köppen, climates like these.

SLC is gorgeous and the weather is perfect, even in July. I've visited all times of year