Torrey, Utah climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Torrey's normal year runs from 21°F December nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 8.4 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 10.6°C, December lows of −6°C, July highs of 30°C, 213 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationTorrey (7 mi E)
- Station IDUSW00053149
- Location38.30°N 111.29°W
- Elevation6,204 ft (1,891 m)
- Population260
On October 22, the normal high in Torrey is 60°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Torrey.
- Jan 38° 22°
- Feb 43° 26°
- Mar 53° 32°
- Apr 60° 38°
- May 70° 46°
- Jun 82° 56°
- Jul 87° 62°
- Aug 85° 60°
- Sep 76° 53°
- Oct 62° 41°
- Nov 48° 29°
- Dec 37° 21°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Torrey each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 21°F. The most precipitation falls in July (1.59 in), the least in December (0.42 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 22°F | 29.9°F | 0.43 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 43°F | 26°F | 34.6°F | 0.57 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 53°F | 32°F | 42.7°F | 0.68 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 38°F | 48.9°F | 0.49 | 4 | <1 | 8 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 70°F | 46°F | 58.3°F | 0.55 | 6 | <1 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 82°F | 56°F | 69.1°F | 0.43 | 3 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 87°F | 62°F | 74.4°F | 1.59 | 10 | 12 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 85°F | 60°F | 72.2°F | 0.94 | 8 | 6 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 76°F | 53°F | 64.3°F | 0.91 | 5 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 62°F | 41°F | 51.6°F | 0.90 | 3 | <1 | 4 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 48°F | 29°F | 38.8°F | 0.47 | 3 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 37°F | 21°F | 28.9°F | 0.42 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 62°F | 41°F | 51.1°F | 8.38 | 60 | 27 | 128 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −6°C | −1.2°C | 11 mm |
| February | 6°C | −3°C | 1.4°C | 14 mm |
| March | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 17 mm |
| April | 16°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 12 mm |
| May | 21°C | 8°C | 14.6°C | 14 mm |
| June | 28°C | 13°C | 20.6°C | 11 mm |
| July | 30°C | 17°C | 23.6°C | 40 mm |
| August | 29°C | 16°C | 22.3°C | 24 mm |
| September | 24°C | 12°C | 17.9°C | 23 mm |
| October | 17°C | 5°C | 10.9°C | 23 mm |
| November | 9°C | −1°C | 3.8°C | 12 mm |
| December | 3°C | −6°C | −1.7°C | 11 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Capitol Reef National Park (2 miles away), gets 11 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053149; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Torrey?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053149.
When is the last frost in Torrey?
In Torrey, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 9 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 23 in half of years and before October 9 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- April 221 year in 10 after May 9; 9 in 10 after April 4
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 231 year in 10 before October 9; 9 in 10 before November 7
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 183 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 208 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 7 in half of springs and before November 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Torrey in zone 6a in ZIP code 84773, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Utah · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00053149; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Torrey?
In a normal year in Torrey, 27 days a year reach 90°F, 128 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 60 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 27a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 128a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 24high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 60a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053149.
How sunny is Torrey?
Over a year 81% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Torrey, 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 79% | 2.8 |
| February | 77% | 3.6 |
| March | 78% | 4.9 |
| April | 79% | 6.2 |
| May | 81% | 7.1 |
| June | 87% | 8.0 |
| July | 79% | 6.9 |
| August | 80% | 6.2 |
| September | 85% | 5.6 |
| October | 85% | 4.3 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 76% | 2.3 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Torrey need?
A normal year in Torrey brings 5,807 heating degree days, 8% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 780 cooling degree days, 14% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,957 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,090 | 0 |
| February | 850 | 0 |
| March | 693 | 0 |
| April | 484 | 1 |
| May | 234 | 26 |
| June | 40 | 162 |
| July | 2 | 293 |
| August | 5 | 230 |
| September | 88 | 67 |
| October | 418 | 3 |
| November | 786 | 0 |
| December | 1,119 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,807 | 780 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053149. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Has Torrey been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 54.3°F, 3.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 51.1°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.5°F | +1.4°F | 9.62 |
| 2022 | 51.9°F | +0.8°F | 4.76 |
| 2023 | 50.6°F | −0.5°F | 8.05 |
| 2024 | 53.0°F | +1.9°F | 9.28 |
| 2025 | 54.3°F | +3.2°F | 5.66 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00053149. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Torrey's climate compare?
Torrey is warmer than 63 of the other 96 places with their own NOAA record in Utah, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 51.1°F is warmer than 45%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Torrey is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Torrey share this climate record?
Teasdale has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Teasdale, UT352 people · 10 mi W
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Torrey's climate
What is the coldest month in Torrey?
December, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 21°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Torrey?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Torrey's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Capitol Reef National Park (2 miles away), records 11 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Torrey?
July, with 1.59 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is December with 0.42 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Torrey in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Torrey in zone 6a in ZIP code 84773, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Torrey?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 9. Waiting until May 9 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Utah climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Capitol Reef National Park, UT2 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Loa, UT21 miles from this station, 44.5°F a year
- Boulder, UT29 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Hanksville, UT32 miles from this station, 53.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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