UT pollen report
Salt Lake City Pollen Report
Salt Lake City's valley setting is a double-edged sword for allergies: the Wasatch and Oquirrh mountains shelter lush neighborhoods full of elm, cottonwood, and maple, while the surrounding desert sends in juniper and sagebrush. The valley's famous inversions can trap pollen along the benches, and the season runs long from March to October.
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- Pollen from local trees, grasses and weeds
- Airborne mold spores
- Dust mites and other indoor allergens
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What drives allergies in Salt Lake City
Trees: elm, cottonwood, and maple (March – May)
Siberian elm starts the season in March, cottonwoods (Populus) peak along the Jordan River in late spring, and maples fill the benches through May.
Grasses: bluegrass and Timothy (May – July)
Irrigated lawns and foothill grasses pollinate heavily in June — the valley's peak grass month.
Weeds: sagebrush and ragweed (August – October)
Big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) dominates the surrounding desert and foothills — the Wasatch Front's signature fall allergen — with ragweed in disturbed soils.
Mold: low, with irrigation exceptions
The dry climate keeps outdoor mold modest, with rises in irrigated landscapes and after summer storms.
Pollen patterns in Salt Lake City
In Salt Lake City, tree pollen — including Juniper, Cedar, Cottonwood — typically dominates from late winter through spring. Brome grass is the most common warm-season pollinator, and Sagebrush drives the largest fall pollen load.
Top trees
- Juniper
- Cedar
- Cottonwood
- Pine
- Aspen
Top grasses
- Brome
- Bluegrass
- Fescue
Top weeds
- Sagebrush
- Ragweed
- Russian thistle
Top molds
- Cladosporium
- Alternaria
Salt Lake City pollen calendar
Typical monthly intensity across the year.
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Historical reports
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Frequently asked questions
What is the pollen count in Salt Lake City today?
PollyMap publishes real, microscope-verified pollen counts for Salt Lake City — measured from physical air samples. The latest report on this page shows current tree, grass, weed, and mold levels.
Is the pollen count high in Salt Lake City right now?
The valley's worst stretches are April (elm, cottonwood), June (grasses), and September (sagebrush). The measured reports on this page show today's actual levels.
When is allergy season in Salt Lake City?
March through October: trees in spring, grasses in early summer, and sagebrush and ragweed in the fall.
Why is sagebrush such a big allergen in Utah?
Big sagebrush covers the foothills and desert around the Wasatch Front and pollinates in late summer and fall — it's the region's most distinctive allergen, and far more common here than in most US metros.
Are you an allergy clinic in Salt Lake City? Claim your territory on PollyMap.
PollyMap is a local authority-building tool for allergy clinics, ENT practices, and any clinic that offers allergy care. By becoming the Official PollyMap Partner for your part of Salt Lake City, your clinic gets credited on real pollen reports, receives ready-to-share weekly content, and becomes the go-to local expert patients trust.
We assign each partner a designated territory within the Salt Lake City metro — like a franchise territory. Salt Lake City has room for multiple partners, but once your area is assigned, it's locked to your clinic.
No clinic has claimed a territory in Salt Lake City yet. The best areas go to the first clinics that sign up — once one does, that part of town is off the table for everyone else.
The Wasatch Front is a string of territories — Salt Lake City, Sandy, West Valley, and Ogden each qualify. The first allergy clinic in each becomes its credited pollen expert.
- Your clinic credited on every Salt Lake City pollen report
- Weekly real-sample reports and ready-to-share content under your brand
- Locked territory — competing clinics can't claim your area
- Become the go-to allergy expert in your part of Salt Lake City
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