Burns, WY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CARPENTER 3N, WY US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 6b USDA hardiness Zone 6b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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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.

Annual swing
44.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,795
Cooling need
285

Best time to visit Burns

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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

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