Cedar Highlands, UT climate
Cedar Highlands has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 55 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Cedar Highlands feels like
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Cedar Highlands weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42° | 20° | 1.4" | 10.3" | 6 | 24° – 38° |
| February | 43° | 21° | 1.7" | 12.8" | 7 | 25° – 39° |
| March | 50° | 26° | 2.0" | 9.2" | 6 | 32° – 44° |
| April | 56° | 31° | 1.6" | 3.0" | 6 | 37° – 49° |
| May | 65° | 39° | 1.3" | 0.7" | 6 | 46° – 57° |
| June | 76° | 48° | 0.5" | 0 | 2 | 55° – 67° |
| July | 83° | 55° | 1.4" | 0 | 6 | 65° – 72° |
| August | 81° | 54° | 1.6" | 0 | 5 | 64° – 71° |
| September | 73° | 46° | 1.2" | 0 | 3 | 56° – 63° |
| October | 61° | 36° | 1.6" | 1.8" | 4 | 42° – 54° |
| November | 49° | 26° | 1.3" | 6.0" | 4 | 29° – 45° |
| December | 41° | 19° | 1.6" | 10.9" | 6 | 25° – 35° |
| Year | 60° | 35° | 17.2" | 54.7" | 60 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Cedar Highlands
Cedar Highlands gets 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year. March is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 60 days a year.
About 130 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 23 and the first one by October 4. That leaves about 130 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 95% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cedar Highlands
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cedar Highlands, 93% of that work is heating and 7% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Cedar Highlands compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cedar Highlands averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.1°). The shift is larger than in 90% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cedar Highlands’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. November swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 29° to 45°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Cedar Highlands’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cedar Highlands?
December, with a typical high of 41° and a low of 19°.
What is the hottest month in Cedar Highlands?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 55°. About 12 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cedar Highlands get?
About 55 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Cedar Highlands?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 4, and the last spring frost by May 23.
What is the rainiest month in Cedar Highlands?
March, with 2.0 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 17 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cedar Highlands itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Cedar City 5e, UT (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.