Photo: Tricia Simpson · CC BY-SA 3.0Woodruff has some of the coldest winter nights among U.S. towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 83° on average. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 97% of U.S. towns. March has warmed most since 1901–2000, part of a 1.4° rise. Plan time outside from June to August, when highs sit at 74–83°.
A year in Woodruff at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Woodruff’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Woodruff’s place in Utah beside it.
What a year in Woodruff feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze is possible in every month
About 236 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 39 to 0° or below. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Woodruff, UT, 0.8 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Woodruff’s center in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −26°. 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 50 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Woodruff, UT, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 11 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 62 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Woodruff
99% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from September 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 Woodruff, UT.
Living with Woodruff’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 4a, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 59 days.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Woodruff from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (43%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 10%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Woodruff and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Woodruff yet.
Climates most like Woodruff’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodruff, UT | 6° | 83° | 11" | 50" |
| Watford City, ND | 4° | 84° | 16" | 50" |
| Gunnison, CO | 0° | 82° | 12" | 50" |
| Havre, MT | 6° | 85° | 13" | 41" |
| Laramie, WY | 12° | 81° | 12" | 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 Woodruff averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.3°).
A bigger shift than in 55% 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 Woodruff compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Woodruff’s place among Utah’s.
Woodruff weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Woodruff’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Woodruff, UT. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 6° | 0.6" | 10.3" | 5 | 26 | 9° – 28° |
| February | 33° | 9° | 0.7" | 9.1" | 5 | 22 | 10° – 33° |
| March | 44° | 19° | 0.8" | 7.0" | 5 | 13 | 22° – 37° |
| April | 53° | 26° | 1.0" | 4.3" | 6 | 2 | 34° – 45° |
| May | 64° | 33° | 1.6" | 1.0" | 8 | 0 | 43° – 53° |
| June | 74° | 40° | 1.1" | 0.1" | 4 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| July | 83° | 46° | 0.7" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 57° – 68° |
| August | 81° | 44° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 58° – 67° |
| September | 72° | 36° | 1.1" | 0.6" | 5 | 0 | 50° – 57° |
| October | 58° | 26° | 1.2" | 2.9" | 5 | 1 | 34° – 48° |
| November | 43° | 17° | 0.8" | 5.9" | 5 | 5 | 21° – 37° |
| December | 30° | 7° | 0.7" | 9.2" | 5 | 23 | 13° – 26° |
| Year | 55° | 26° | 11.0" | 50.4" | 62 | 91 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. February swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 10° to 33°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Woodruff’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 Woodruff’s center.
- Snow: Woodruff, UT (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Woodruff, UT, 0.8 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 Woodruff’s climate
What is the weather like in Woodruff?
A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 6°, and about 50 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 98% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 73% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Woodruff in winter?
January nights average 6°. About 236 nights a year reach 32° or below and 39 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 9°.
How much snow does Woodruff get?
About 50 inches in a normal winter at Woodruff, UT, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 91 days a year.
How hot does it get in Woodruff?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 46°. About 6 days a year reach 90° (Woodruff, UT).
When is the first and last frost in Woodruff?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Woodruff, UT, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 236 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 59 days.
What growing zone is Woodruff in?
Zone 4a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −26°.
What is the best time of year to visit Woodruff?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June, July and August. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Woodruff getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.4° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 55% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Woodruff.
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.