In July, typical afternoon highs at Temple Square run around 95°F (seriously hot). Mid-afternoon sun stands about 63° high, and the sun is up from 6:09 AM to 8:57 PM. Historic districts usually offer building shade on one side of the street as the sun moves.
See live sun & real shadows here →| January | 37°F |
| February | 44°F |
| March | 55°F |
| April | 64°F |
| May | 76°F |
| June | 90°F |
| July | 95°F |
| August | 91°F |
| September | 83°F |
| October | 64°F |
| November | 57°F |
| December | 48°F |
Historic districts usually offer building shade on one side of the street as the sun moves. See real building shadows over satellite imagery for any time of day: https://isthereshade.com/?anywhere&at=40.77056,-111.8925
Around 8:57 PM local time in mid-July (it shifts through the year). Sunrise is about 6:09 AM.
Temple Square · Salt Lake City, UT. Data: exact sun position; climate normals from historical weather; live forecast on the interactive view.
Salt Lake City sits high and dry, and its summer sun is fierce. Temple Square is a walkable historic block of buildings, plazas, and planted grounds, and how comfortable it feels depends entirely on whether you are on open pavement or under the greenery. July afternoons here reach about 95°F, the hottest month of the year, with August close behind at 91°F, so this is a destination where timing and shade genuinely matter.
In high summer the sun rises around 6:09 AM and sets near 8:57 PM, giving long, bright days. By 3 PM the sun stands 63 degrees up and sits to the southwest at about a 230-degree bearing, high and hot over the open squares. The paved plazas and reflecting areas take that light full-on with nothing overhead, and light-colored stone and pavement bounce the heat back up. The buildings around the grounds throw shade to their northeast as the afternoon sun swings southwest, so the shaded side of any structure is where you want to walk.
Morning is the gentler time on the grounds, before the sun climbs high and while the eastern edges of the squares still hold shade. Late afternoon works too, once the sun drops toward the western mountains and the buildings begin throwing long shadows across the pavement.
At nearly 95°F and well above sea level, this earns real heat care. The dry air makes the temperature feel more manageable than it is, which is exactly the trap: you dehydrate and burn without feeling as hot as the number says. Carry water and drink steadily, wear a hat, and use the gardens and interiors to break up your time in the open. Save the exposed plazas for the cooler ends of the day and let the shaded paths carry you through the middle.
To see how the buildings and trees shade the squares at your planned hour, open the satellite shadow view before you visit Temple Square.