Ice dam risk in Ivins, UT
Will your roof get ice dams in Ivins, UT?
0.0 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Ivins sees 0.0 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Ivins averages 1 inch of snow a year and about 0 days with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.
Do you need to do anything in Ivins?
- Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.
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Ivins winter, month by month
| Month | Snow (in) | Days on ground | Dam days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Ivins next to nearby towns
Ivins ranks 67 of 67 Utah cities here for ice-dam days, behind Ogden at 37.2 days.
- St. George, UT 9 mi, 0.0 days
- Washington, UT 11 mi, 0.0 days
- Hurricane, UT 18 mi, 0.1 days
- Mesquite, NV 35 mi, 0.0 days
- Cedar City, UT 48 mi, 5.0 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from St George, 5.6 miles from Ivins. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.
- The nearest weather station sits at a noticeably different elevation from Ivins, so the snow figures may run high or low for the town itself.