Cheyenne, WY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from CHEYENNE WFO, WY US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7a USDA hardiness Zone 7a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cheyenne has an annual average temperature of 46.6°F with about 16 inches of precipitation per year and 65.6 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 83.0°F), and the coldest is February (average low 17.8°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.53 in) and January the driest (0.36 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Annual swing
40.6°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,834
Cooling need
201

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

165 of 366 (45.1%) of Cheyenne'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.

2000s
134
2010s
151
2020s
81

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 40.6°F 18.0°F 29.3°F 0.36 in 5.5 in 5
February 41.1°F 17.8°F 29.4°F 0.52 in 9.4 in 8
March 49.2°F 24.6°F 36.9°F 0.96 in 9.2 in 7
April 54.8°F 30.1°F 42.4°F 1.83 in 11.5 in 11
May 64.3°F 39.5°F 51.9°F 2.53 in 4.0 in 13
June 76.1°F 49.0°F 62.5°F 2.23 in 11
July 83.0°F 55.6°F 69.3°F 2.23 in 11
August 81.2°F 53.5°F 67.4°F 1.63 in 10
September 72.5°F 45.3°F 58.9°F 1.55 in 0.2 in 7
October 59.0°F 33.3°F 46.1°F 1.06 in 6.9 in 7
November 47.7°F 24.4°F 36.1°F 0.60 in 8.0 in 6
December 39.5°F 17.8°F 28.7°F 0.49 in 10.9 in 6

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