Valley of The Gods, 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 Valley of The Gods's primary NOAA station, VALLEY OF THE GODS.
The climate verdict for Valley of The Gods
Dryness leads the climate profile for Valley of The Gods, Utah, with 9.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 57°F. Its climate comfort score of 56/100 (moderate) lands mid-pack nationally, exceeding 36% of station-mapped location scores.
- 57°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 56/100
- comfort score, above 36% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.8"
- annual precipitation
- 222 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Valley of The Gods: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00429045 · Valley of The Gods, UT 57°F mean · 9.8" precip
TEMP-MILD · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-MID · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-MILD 57°F
- RANK-UPPER #4,597
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sedan
- PRCP-ARID 9.8"
- SWING-WIDE 47°F
- COMF-MID 56/100
- LOAD-HEAT 4,382 HDD
- STN-1 USC00429045
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Sedan, KS (+ 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.
- Valley of The G… (this station) 57°F
- Cold Fairfield Radio…, IL 57°F
- Hot Sedan, KS 57°F
- Near Big Hill Lake, KS 57°F
- Near Columbus, KS 57°F
Climate Living Index · Valley of The Gods
Valley of The Gods: 47/100 · grade D
Valley of The Gods publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Valley of The Gods, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 56/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 222 days/year | 78/100 · B |
| Annual temperature balance | 57.3°F · 10.2° from 67.5°F | 67/100 · C |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 165 calendar days | 36/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 9.8 in · 25.2 from 35 in | 12/100 · F |
Valley of The Gods · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Valley of The Gods'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
- 81.2°F
- Coldest month
- 33.8°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 Valley of The Gods sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Valley of The Gods's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 67th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 94%
- Valley of The Gods's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 70%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Valley of The Gods is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Valley of The Gods compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Valley of The Gods's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
56 36th percentile score exceeds 36% 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | 43°F (6°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.7" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| February | 51°F (10°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 0.9" | 15.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 0.8" | 3.8 | 0.0 |
| April | 68°F (20°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.7" | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 77°F (25°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 65°F (18°C) | 0.6" | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| June | 90°F (32°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 76°F (25°C) | 0.3" | 0.0 | 19.6 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 81°F (27°C) | 1.1" | 0.0 | 26.6 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 79°F (26°C) | 0.9" | 0.0 | 22.8 |
| September | 84°F (29°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 1.2" | 0.0 | 6.5 |
| October | 69°F (21°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 1.1" | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| November | 55°F (13°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.8" | 11.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (6°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.7" | 25.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Valley of The Gods works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 6 and hold at or above 90°F on 73 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 92 dates, bottoming at 24°F around January 2.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 15 through August 26, covering 73 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 24 to October 14.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into February 21, then returns to freezing around November 22, covering 92 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.
The widest day
June 9 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 28°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Valley of The Gods.
Where Valley of The Gods Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Heat is a defining feature of the normals calendar — the normal daily high reaches 90°F on roughly 73 days a year, more than four out of five ranked stations record.
Valley of The Gods earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Valley of The Gods spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 24% of the annual total and December through February 23%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Valley of The Gods has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 47.4°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 1.2" and June 0.3". The three wettest months together take 34% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
November 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
March 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
222 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
4,382
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
1,585
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside UT closest to Valley of The Gods 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 (57°F here).
- Ash Grove, MO 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Asheville, NC 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Bentonville, AR 57°F · 0.0°F off
- Bishop, CA 57°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- San Diego, CA 9.8" · 0.0" off
- Blanca, CO 9.8" · 0.0" off
- Hagerman, ID 9.8" · 0.0" off
- John Day, OR 9.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Valley of The Gods's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Valley of The Gods's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 4,382 annual heating degree days against 1,585 for cooling. Its 47.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Valley of The Gods's frost-free season lasts about 222 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Valley of The Gods's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 47.4°F. The annual average is 57°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Valley of The Gods's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 9.8 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.
Valley of The Gods wettest normal
September
September concentrates the scarce annual total (9.8 inches).
Valley of The Gods driest normal
June
June 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 Valley of The Gods's primary station: VALLEY OF THE GODS (USC00429045). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Valley of The Gods; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Valley of The Gods 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.