Will Pipes Freeze in Uinta County, WY? 103 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Uinta County
In a normal year Uinta County, WY gets 103 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 93% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs October to May, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 203 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 103 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 44 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 12 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 103 nights of risk to 44 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 09/09, last around 06/14. For 20°F: 10/12 to 04/30.
How cold Uinta County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 12°F; the coldest month, January, averages 12°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, October, November, December: 44 nights a year, and 12 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12°F | 13°F | 21°F | 27°F | 34°F | 42°F | 49°F | 47°F | 39°F | 30°F | 19°F | 12°F |
Uinta County next to its neighbours
Summit County, UT, 57 km southwest, gets 110 nights below 20°F to Uinta County's 103 nights. Morgan County, UT, 88 km west, gets 86 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uinta County, WY | - | 203 nights | 103 nights | 12°F |
| Summit County, UT | 57 km southwest | 214 nights | 110 nights | 10°F |
| Rich County, UT | 68 km northwest | 239 nights | 138 nights | 4°F |
| Morgan County, UT | 88 km west | 192 nights | 86 nights | 13°F |
| Daggett County, UT | 99 km southeast | 191 nights | 97 nights | 13°F |
| Lincoln County, WY | 106 km north | 245 nights | 148 nights | 2°F |
| Weber County, UT | 110 km west | 189 nights | 86 nights | 12°F |
Uinta County within WY
Uinta County ranks 12 of 23 WY counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Sublette County, WY at 165 nights, with a 1°F average winter low. The fewest is Platte County, WY: 69 nights, winter lows near 16°F. At 7,438 ft, Uinta County sits 2,141 ft above the state's median county elevation of 5,297 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.
Interior pipes have a threshold too: the four freeze points.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Mountain View, WY, 19 km away (fair 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.