Will Pipes Freeze in Logan County, CO? 77 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Logan County
In a normal year Logan County, CO gets 77 nights at or below 20°F, the point where bare pipes in a garage, attic or outside wall start to freeze. That is more than 81% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs October to April, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 168 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 77 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 29 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 9 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 77 nights of risk to 29 nights. A 12 ft heat-tape kit runs $17 to $37; an average burst-pipe repair is about $500.
Month by month
Nights at or below 20°F in a normal year.
First 32°F night is usually around 10/09, last around 04/30. For 20°F: 11/04 to 03/28.
How cold Logan County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 16°F; the coldest month, January, averages 15°F overnight. 9 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec). Nights below 10°F, cold enough to freeze insulated pipe in an unheated space, come in January, February, March, November, December: 29 nights a year, and 9 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15°F | 18°F | 26°F | 34°F | 45°F | 56°F | 61°F | 59°F | 49°F | 35°F | 24°F | 16°F |
Logan County next to its neighbours
Cheyenne County, NE, 54 km north, gets 80 nights below 20°F to Logan County's 77 nights. Sedgwick County, CO, 64 km east, gets 74 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County, CO | - | 168 nights | 77 nights | 15°F |
| Cheyenne County, NE | 54 km north | 170 nights | 80 nights | 17°F |
| Sedgwick County, CO | 64 km east | 161 nights | 74 nights | 15°F |
| Phillips County, CO | 65 km east | 170 nights | 81 nights | 13°F |
| Kimball County, NE | 73 km northwest | 186 nights | 91 nights | 13°F |
| Deuel County, NE | 77 km northeast | 167 nights | 82 nights | 14°F |
| Morgan County, CO | 80 km southwest | 171 nights | 86 nights | 13°F |
Logan County within CO
Logan County ranks 44 of 64 CO counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Summit County, CO at 177 nights, with a 5°F average winter low. The fewest is Mesa County, CO: 44 nights, winter lows near 21°F. At 3,850 ft, Logan County sits 3,030 ft below the state's median county elevation of 6,880 ft.
What to do here
- Treat it as a building fix, not a night-of routine: insulate, heat tape, seal crawlspace vents.
- An automatic leak shutoff pays for itself if one burst is avoided.
- Know where the main shutoff is before the first hard freeze.
The dates to be done by: when freeze season starts and ends.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Sterling, CO, 15 km away (close match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. What a "fair" or "distant" station match means is in the method guide.