Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0Orderville’s 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 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Orderville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Orderville’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Orderville’s place in Utah beside it.
What a year in Orderville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 144 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 15 and the first by October 8. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Orderville, UT, 1.7 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Orderville’s center in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −1°. 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 22 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Kanab, UT, falls mostly in January, February and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 15 inches a year; February is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 61 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Orderville
90% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. 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 Orderville, UT.
Living with Orderville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
144 frost-free days in zone 6b. The last frost comes by May 15 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 8.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: May and September. 24 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Orderville from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (61%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 14%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Orderville and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Orderville yet.
Climates most like Orderville’s, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orderville, UT | 20° | 92° | 15" | 22" |
| Dalhart, TX | 21° | 92° | 16" | 20" |
| Pueblo West, CO | 19° | 92° | 12" | 15" |
| Gardnerville, NV | 23° | 91° | 11" | 22" |
| Garden City, ID | 24° | 93° | 13" | 18" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Orderville averaged 2.0° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.3°).
A bigger shift than in 88% 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 Orderville compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Orderville’s place among Utah’s.
Orderville weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Orderville’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Kanab, UT. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 20° | 1.8" | 5.4" | 6 | 5 | 28° – 40° |
| February | 50° | 23° | 2.0" | 5.8" | 7 | 2 | 29° – 44° |
| March | 58° | 28° | 1.6" | 1.8" | 6 | 1 | 36° – 49° |
| April | 64° | 33° | 0.9" | 1.8" | 5 | 0 | 43° – 54° |
| May | 75° | 40° | 0.7" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 50° – 62° |
| June | 86° | 48° | 0.4" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 61° – 72° |
| July | 92° | 56° | 1.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 70° – 77° |
| August | 89° | 55° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 69° – 76° |
| September | 82° | 47° | 1.3" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 60° – 67° |
| October | 69° | 36° | 1.3" | 0.2" | 4 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| November | 56° | 26° | 1.2" | 1.8" | 4 | 1 | 33° – 48° |
| December | 45° | 19° | 1.7" | 5.3" | 6 | 3 | 26° – 37° |
| Year | 68° | 36° | 15.3" | 22.1" | 61 | 11 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 29° to 44°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Orderville’s 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 Orderville’s center.
- Snow: Kanab, UT.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Orderville, UT, 1.7 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Orderville’s climate
What is the weather like in Orderville?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 22 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 59% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 85% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Orderville in winter?
December nights average 19°. About 165 nights a year reach 32° or below and 2 reach 0° or below. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 26°.
How much snow does Orderville get?
About 22 inches in a normal winter at Kanab, UT, most of it in January, February and December, with snow on the ground about 11 days a year.
How hot does it get in Orderville?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 56°. About 62 days a year reach 90° and 5 reach 100° (Orderville, UT).
When is the first and last frost in Orderville?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 15 and the first fall frost by October 8, about 144 frost-free days, at Orderville, UT.
What growing zone is Orderville in?
Zone 6b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −1°.
What is the best time of year to visit Orderville?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), May and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Orderville getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 2.0° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 88% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Orderville.
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.