Timpanogos Cave Historic District (Boundary Increase) · Photo: National Park Service · Public domainCedar Hills’ winters are colder and snowier than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Cedar Hills at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cedar Hills’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Cedar Hills’ place in Utah beside it.
What a year in Cedar Hills feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 17 and the first by October 25. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Pleasant Grove, UT, 3 miles from the town’s center, 420 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Cedar Hills’ center in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 3°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 74 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Alpine, UT, falls mostly in January and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 17 inches a year; May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 93 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Cedar Hills
81% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from October through April.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Pleasant Grove, UT.
Living with Cedar Hills’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
188 frost-free days in zone 7a. The last frost comes by Apr 17 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 25.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May, June and September. 18 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Cedar Hills from natural hazards, avalanches are the largest share (75%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Cedar Hills and its neighbors
Every town next door is within a degree of Cedar Hills in January and July, closer than the 5 km grid can tell apart. Tap a town to see its climate.
Climates most like Cedar Hills’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hills, UT | 20° | 92° | 17" | 74" |
| Thornton, CO | 18° | 90° | 14" | 74" |
| Casper, WY | 15° | 89° | 12" | 82" |
| Chadron, NE | 14° | 89° | 18" | 50" |
| Pocatello, ID | 19° | 87° | 15" | 64" |
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value. Snow and frost-free days come from the nearest weather station, so neighbors often share them.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cedar Hills averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.2°).
A bigger shift than in 74% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Cedar Hills compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Cedar Hills’ place among Utah’s.
Cedar Hills weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Cedar Hills’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Alpine, UT. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38° | 20° | 1.8" | 17.4" | 10 | 22 | 20° – 37° |
| February | 44° | 24° | 1.6" | 13.6" | 9 | 18 | 29° – 41° |
| March | 54° | 32° | 1.6" | 9.6" | 9 | 5 | 38° – 49° |
| April | 61° | 37° | 2.0" | 6.2" | 10 | 1 | 44° – 56° |
| May | 72° | 45° | 2.1" | 0.5" | 9 | 0 | 52° – 63° |
| June | 83° | 53° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 62° – 73° |
| July | 92° | 61° | 0.6" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 68° – 80° |
| August | 89° | 59° | 0.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 79° |
| September | 79° | 50° | 1.2" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 60° – 69° |
| October | 65° | 38° | 1.6" | 1.6" | 7 | 0 | 45° – 57° |
| November | 51° | 29° | 1.3" | 8.0" | 7 | 5 | 32° – 46° |
| December | 39° | 21° | 1.6" | 17.5" | 9 | 18 | 24° – 34° |
| Year | 64° | 39° | 17.1" | 74.4" | 93 | 69 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. January swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 20° to 37°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Where Cedar Hills’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Cedar Hills’ center.
- Snow: Alpine, UT.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Pleasant Grove, UT, 3 miles from the town’s center, 420 ft lower; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Cedar Hills’ climate
What is the weather like in Cedar Hills?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 58% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 85% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Cedar Hills in winter?
January nights average 20°. About 123 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 20°.
How much snow does Cedar Hills get?
About 74 inches in a normal winter at Alpine, UT, most of it in January and December, with snow on the ground about 69 days a year.
How hot does it get in Cedar Hills?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 61°. About 55 days a year reach 90° and 3 reach 100° (Pleasant Grove, UT).
When is the first and last frost in Cedar Hills?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by April 17 and the first fall frost by October 25, about 188 frost-free days, at Pleasant Grove, UT.
What growing zone is Cedar Hills in?
Zone 7a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 3°.
What is the best time of year to visit Cedar Hills?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May, June and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Cedar Hills getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 74% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cedar Hills.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.