Cody, WY

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Cody has an annual average temperature of 46.8°F with about 11.5 inches of precipitation per year and 45 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 84.0°F), and the coldest is January (average low 17.5°F). May is typically the wettest month (2.18 in) and January the driest (0.37 in). Snow typically falls from September through May.

Pleasant months
1 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
43.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
6,822
Cooling need
285

Best time to visit Cody

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

27 of 366 (7.4%) of Cody'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.

1910s
18
1920s
48
1930s
123
1940s
20
1950s
41
1960s
15
1970s
14
1980s
22
1990s
9
2000s
13
2010s
26
2020s
17

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 37.5°F 17.5°F 27.5°F 0.37 in 7.3 in 3
February 38.7°F 18.5°F 28.6°F 0.46 in 7.5 in 4
March 48.7°F 26.8°F 37.7°F 0.55 in 5.8 in 5
April 55.3°F 33.0°F 44.2°F 1.35 in 5.9 in 8
May 64.4°F 41.9°F 53.1°F 2.18 in 0.8 in 10
June 74.8°F 50.0°F 62.4°F 1.62 in 9
July 84.0°F 57.3°F 70.6°F 0.89 in 7
August 82.2°F 55.6°F 68.9°F 0.90 in 7
September 72.3°F 47.2°F 59.7°F 1.15 in 0.4 in 6
October 58.0°F 35.9°F 46.9°F 0.99 in 3.4 in 6
November 44.8°F 25.5°F 35.2°F 0.59 in 6.4 in 4
December 36.5°F 18.0°F 27.3°F 0.46 in 7.5 in 4

Climate twins of Cody

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