Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainWallsburg is drier than 90% of U.S. towns: 19 inches of precipitation a year
Midwinter brings lows of about 13°. Winter nights are cold: in January they are colder than in 89% of U.S. towns. The latest 30-year average runs 1.6° warmer than 1901–2000’s, with March up the most. The outdoor season, with highs of 77–80°, runs through June and September.
A year in Wallsburg at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Wallsburg’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Wallsburg’s place in Utah beside it.
What a year in Wallsburg feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 119 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 28 and the first by September 23. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Deer Creek Dam, UT, 6 miles from the town’s center, 490 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Wallsburg’s center in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −10°. 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 Deer Creek Dam, UT, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 19 inches a year; January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 92 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Wallsburg
97% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Deer Creek Dam, UT.
Living with Wallsburg’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
119 frost-free days in zone 6a. The last frost comes by May 28 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 23.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June and September.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Wallsburg from natural hazards, avalanches are the largest share (70%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 1%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Wallsburg and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Wallsburg yet.
Climates most like Wallsburg’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallsburg, UT | 13° | 88° | 19" | 74" |
| Boulder, CO | 17° | 88° | 19" | 85" |
| Chadron, NE | 14° | 89° | 18" | 50" |
| Casper, WY | 15° | 89° | 12" | 82" |
| Pocatello, ID | 19° | 87° | 15" | 64" |
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 Wallsburg averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.3°).
A bigger shift than in 64% 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 Wallsburg compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Wallsburg’s place among Utah’s.
Wallsburg weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Wallsburg’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Deer Creek Dam, UT. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36° | 13° | 2.3" | 26.2" | 10 | 18° – 31° |
| February | 41° | 17° | 1.9" | 12.2" | 9 | 23° – 36° |
| March | 51° | 25° | 1.6" | 4.0" | 8 | 32° – 43° |
| April | 58° | 30° | 1.7" | 1.9" | 9 | 39° – 50° |
| May | 69° | 37° | 1.8" | 0.0" | 10 | 47° – 57° |
| June | 80° | 44° | 1.0" | 0.0" | 5 | 56° – 67° |
| July | 88° | 51° | 0.7" | 0.0" | 5 | 63° – 73° |
| August | 86° | 49° | 1.0" | 0.0" | 6 | 64° – 71° |
| September | 77° | 41° | 1.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 56° – 63° |
| October | 63° | 31° | 1.8" | 0.3" | 7 | 40° – 52° |
| November | 48° | 22° | 1.6" | 6.5" | 8 | 27° – 42° |
| December | 37° | 14° | 2.0" | 22.8" | 9 | 20° – 31° |
| Year | 61° | 31° | 18.8" | 73.9" | 92 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 27° to 42°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Wallsburg’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 Wallsburg’s center.
- Snow: Deer Creek Dam, UT.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Deer Creek Dam, UT, 6 miles from the town’s center, 490 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 Wallsburg’s climate
What is the weather like in Wallsburg?
A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 13°, and about 74 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 89% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 69% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Wallsburg in winter?
January nights average 13°. About 198 nights a year reach 32° or below and 10 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 18°.
How much snow does Wallsburg get?
About 74 inches in a normal winter at Deer Creek Dam, UT, most of it in January.
How hot does it get in Wallsburg?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 51°. About 14 days a year reach 90° (Deer Creek Dam, UT).
When is the first and last frost in Wallsburg?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by May 28 and the first fall frost by September 23, about 119 frost-free days, at Deer Creek Dam, UT.
What growing zone is Wallsburg in?
Zone 6a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −10°.
What is the best time of year to visit Wallsburg?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June and September. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Wallsburg getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.6° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 64% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Wallsburg.
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.