Geography
Provo lies in the Utah Valley at an elevation of 4,549 feet (1,387 m). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.2 square miles (114.4 km2), of which 41.7 square miles (107.9 km2) is land and 2.5 square miles (6.5 km2), or 5.66%, is water.
The Wasatch Range contains many peaks within Utah County along the east side of the Wasatch Front. One of these peaks, known as Y Mountain, towers over the city. There is a large hillside letter Y made of whitewashed concrete halfway up the steep mountain, built in the early part of the 20th century to commemorate Brigham Young University (original plans included construction of all three letters: BYU). Wild deer (and less frequently, cougars and moose) still roam the mountains (and occasionally the city streets). The scenery is generally considered enjoyable and allows for hiking, skiing, fishing and other outdoor activities.
| Climate data for Provo, Utah (BYU campus), 1981-2010 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
73 (23) |
84 (29) |
89 (32) |
98 (37) |
104 (40) |
108 (42) |
107 (42) |
98 (37) |
90 (32) |
76 (24) |
72 (22) |
108 (42) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 39.9 (4.4) |
45.9 (7.7) |
56.7 (13.7) |
65.2 (18.4) |
75.1 (23.9) |
85.8 (29.9) |
94.0 (34.4) |
91.9 (33.3) |
81.8 (27.7) |
67.6 (19.8) |
51.9 (11.1) |
40.4 (4.7) |
66.35 (19.08) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 22.1 (−5.5) |
25.4 (−3.7) |
33.1 (0.6) |
39.1 (3.9) |
46.5 (8.1) |
53.8 (12.1) |
60.8 (16.0) |
59.5 (15.3) |
50.5 (10.3) |
39.9 (4.4) |
30.8 (−0.7) |
23.3 (−4.8) |
40.40 (4.67) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −27 (−33) |
−20 (−29) |
0 (−18) |
12 (−11) |
27 (−3) |
29 (−2) |
35 (2) |
39 (4) |
21 (−6) |
11 (−12) |
3 (−16) |
−30 (−34) |
−30 (−34) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 1.88 (47.8) |
1.83 (46.5) |
1.92 (48.8) |
2.01 (51.1) |
2.08 (52.8) |
1.20 (30.5) |
0.74 (18.8) |
0.99 (25.1) |
1.45 (36.8) |
1.99 (50.5) |
1.71 (43.4) |
1.94 (49.3) |
19.74 (501.4) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 13.7 (34.8) |
11.6 (29.5) |
6.1 (15.5) |
3.8 (9.7) |
0.4 (1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.8 (2) |
7.1 (18) |
13.7 (34.8) |
57.2 (145.3) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 7.9 | 9.5 | 10.1 | 103.1 |
| Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 6.1 | 5.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 6.1 | 26.9 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
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