Burns, WY
Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARPENTER 3N, WY US.
Year-round temperatures (°F)
Climate summary
Burns has an annual average temperature of 46.9°F with about 15.3 inches of precipitation per year and 34.5 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 86.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 13.0°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.42 in) and January the driest (0.25 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.
Best time to visit Burns
Full guide →Climate change signal
All-time records →0 of 366 (0%) of Burns's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.
| 1940s | 5 | |
| 1950s | 78 | |
| 1960s | 70 | |
| 1970s | 44 | |
| 1980s | 54 | |
| 1990s | 65 | |
| 2000s | 50 |
Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.
Monthly averages
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Avg Temp | Precipitation | Snow | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40.1°F | 13.3°F | 26.7°F | 0.25 in | 4.3 in | 5 |
| February | 42.0°F | 14.1°F | 28.1°F | 0.39 in | 5.4 in | 4 |
| March | 52.2°F | 20.9°F | 36.5°F | 0.79 in | 6.7 in | 6 |
| April | 58.6°F | 29.9°F | 44.2°F | 1.44 in | 4.6 in | 8 |
| May | 68.3°F | 39.6°F | 53.9°F | 2.42 in | 0.8 in | 10 |
| June | 80.9°F | 48.3°F | 64.6°F | 2.10 in | — | 11 |
| July | 86.7°F | 55.1°F | 70.9°F | 2.21 in | — | 9 |
| August | 84.7°F | 52.6°F | 68.6°F | 1.88 in | — | 9 |
| September | 76.5°F | 43.0°F | 59.8°F | 1.87 in | 0.4 in | 7 |
| October | 63.3°F | 32.5°F | 47.9°F | 1.12 in | 2.8 in | 6 |
| November | 49.4°F | 20.5°F | 35.0°F | 0.47 in | 6.0 in | 4 |
| December | 40.7°F | 13.0°F | 26.8°F | 0.40 in | 3.5 in | 3 |
Climate twins of Burns
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