Price, UT climate
Price has cold winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 14°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Price feels like
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Price 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 | 38° | 14° | 0.7" | 3.6" | 4 | 18° – 33° |
| February | 44° | 19° | 0.6" | 1.9" | 5 | 24° – 39° |
| March | 54° | 27° | 0.7" | 0.3" | 4 | 36° – 47° |
| April | 63° | 33° | 0.6" | 0.1" | 4 | 43° – 56° |
| May | 73° | 42° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 51° – 61° |
| June | 85° | 50° | 0.5" | 0 | 3 | 61° – 73° |
| July | 92° | 57° | 0.6" | 0 | 4 | 70° – 79° |
| August | 88° | 55° | 1.1" | 0 | 7 | 68° – 77° |
| September | 80° | 46° | 1.2" | 0 | 5 | 59° – 67° |
| October | 66° | 35° | 1.1" | 0.2" | 5 | 44° – 56° |
| November | 50° | 24° | 0.5" | 1.4" | 3 | 30° – 42° |
| December | 38° | 14° | 0.8" | 1.2" | 4 | 19° – 32° |
| Year | 64° | 35° | 9.1" | 8.7" | 52 |
“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 Price
Price gets 9 inches of rain and melted snow a year. September is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 52 days a year.
About 160 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 3 and the first one by October 12. That leaves about 160 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 71% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Price
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Price, 90% of that work is heating and 10% 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.
Price and its neighbors
Price borders 2 towns with climate data. January nights across them vary by 0.5°. West Wood has both the coldest January nights (13°) and the hottest July afternoons (91°). Price’s January low is 14° and its July high 92°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Price 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 Price averaged 1.8° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.3°). The shift is larger than in 85% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Price’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 24° to 39°. September is the most reliable, staying within 9°.
Common questions about Price’s climate
What is the coldest month in Price?
January, with a typical high of 38° and a low of 14°.
What is the hottest month in Price?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 57°. About 45 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Price get?
About 9 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Price?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 12, and the last spring frost by May 3.
What is the rainiest month in Price?
September, with 1.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 9 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Price itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Price Blm, UT (1 mi, snow) and Price Carbon Co Airport, UT (2 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.