Will Pipes Freeze in Piute County, UT? 108 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Piute County
In a normal year Piute County, UT gets 108 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 95% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs October to April, worst in December.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 207 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 108 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 45 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 14 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 108 nights of risk to 45 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 09/12, last around 06/17. For 20°F: 10/13 to 04/28.
How cold Piute County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 13°F; the coldest month, December, averages 11°F overnight. 10 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, 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: 45 nights a year, and 14 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12°F | 17°F | 23°F | 28°F | 35°F | 42°F | 49°F | 48°F | 39°F | 28°F | 19°F | 11°F |
Piute County next to its neighbours
Garfield County, UT, 82 km southeast, gets 51 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piute County, UT | - | 207 nights | 108 nights | 12°F |
| Sevier County, UT | 53 km northeast | 214 nights | 108 nights | 12°F |
| Garfield County, UT | 82 km southeast | 149 nights | 51 nights | 20°F |
| Beaver County, UT | 97 km west | 164 nights | 68 nights | 17°F |
| Wayne County, UT | 100 km east | 138 nights | 58 nights | 18°F |
| Millard County, UT | 111 km northwest | 175 nights | 77 nights | 16°F |
| Iron County, UT | 113 km southwest | 179 nights | 77 nights | 17°F |
Piute County within UT
Piute County ranks 5 of 29 UT counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Rich County, UT at 138 nights, with a 6°F average winter low. The fewest is Salt Lake County, UT: 22 nights, winter lows near 28°F. At 6,325 ft, Piute County sits 518 ft above the state's median county elevation of 5,807 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 Angle, UT, 18 km away (close match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. How a county figure is built from stations: how the numbers are made.