Torrey, UT Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Torrey's primary NOAA station, TORREY 7 E.
The climate verdict for Torrey
Dryness leads the climate profile for Torrey, Utah, with 8.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 51°F. At 45/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 16% of scores.
- 51°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 45/100
- comfort score, above 16% of station-mapped location scores
- 8.4"
- yearly precipitation total
- 184 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Torrey: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00053149 · Torrey, UT 51°F mean · 8.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 51°F
- RANK-MID #3,087
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Castle
- PRCP-ARID 8.4"
- SWING-WIDE 46°F
- COMF-LOW 45/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,807 HDD
- STN-1 USW00053149
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: New Castle, PA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every UT station list.
- Torrey (this station) 51°F
- Hot Springfield Wtp, OH 51°F
- Near New Castle, PA 51°F
- Near Dennison Wtr Wks, OH 51°F
- Near Woonsocket, RI 51°F
Climate Living Index · Torrey
Torrey: 43/100 · grade D
Torrey publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Torrey, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 45/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 129 calendar days | 59/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 184 days/year | 53/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 51.1°F · 16.4° from 67.5°F | 45/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 8.4 in · 26.6 from 35 in | 8/100 · F |
Torrey · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Torrey's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 74.4°F
- Coldest month
- 28.9°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Torrey sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Torrey's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 45th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 96%
- Torrey's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 62nd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Torrey compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Torrey's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
45 16th percentile score exceeds 16% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | 29.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 35°F (1°C) | 0.6" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.7" | 14.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 0.5" | 8.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 0.6" | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 69°F (21°C) | 0.4" | 0.0 | 8.1 |
| July | 87°F (30°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 74°F (24°C) | 1.6" | 0.0 | 11.7 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 0.9" | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.9" | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 0.9" | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.5" | 18.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.4" | 28.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 87°F around July 13, short of 90°F on every date, while 129 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 20°F near December 21.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into March 16, then returns to freezing around November 9, covering 129 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is July 25, when 31% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is November 1 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 60 wet dates a year.
The widest day
June 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 26°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Torrey.
Where Torrey Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Torrey earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
4.8 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
9.8 days with precipitation
7.6 days with precipitation
4.6 days with precipitation
3.4 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
Torrey runs a summer-peaked wet season
35% of Torrey's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is July at 1.6", on a wide 45.5°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: July, August, September, taking 41% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: December at 0.4".
- Winter share: 17% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Torrey is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 60 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 16% of the calendar, and they carry 8.4" between them. At roughly 0.14 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is July at about 10 wet days; the driest is June at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
April 22
50% probability date
Growing Season
184 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,807
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
780
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Torrey on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (51°F here).
- Baiting Hollow, NY 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Burr Oak, KS 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Cambridge, NE 51°F · 0.0°F off
- Champaign, IL 51°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (8.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Sparks, NV 8.4" · 0.0" off
- Imlay, NV 8.4" · 0.0" off
- Saguache, CO 8.4" · 0.0" off
- Youngtown, AZ 8.3" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Torrey's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Torrey's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,807 annual heating degree days against 780 for cooling. Its 45.5°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Torrey's frost-free season lasts about 184 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Torrey's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.5°F. The annual average is 51°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Torrey's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 8.4 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Torrey wettest normal
July
July concentrates the scarce annual total (8.4 inches).
Torrey driest normal
December
December is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Torrey's primary station: TORREY 7 E (USW00053149). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 4977010). Match rule for Torrey: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Torrey comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.