Laramie, WY

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LARAMIE 2 NW, WY US.

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Laramie has an annual average temperature of 40.6°F with about 10.9 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 80.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 7.7°F). May is typically the wettest month (1.81 in) and January the driest (0.31 in).

Annual swing
43.4°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
8,778
Cooling need
0

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

68 of 366 (18.6%) of Laramie'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.

1960s
9
1970s
38
1980s
55
1990s
68
2000s
97
2010s
62
2020s
37

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 33.6°F 8.2°F 20.9°F 0.31 in 5
February 36.1°F 10.7°F 23.4°F 0.35 in 6
March 45.0°F 18.1°F 31.6°F 0.60 in 7
April 51.2°F 24.1°F 37.7°F 1.16 in 10
May 61.6°F 33.3°F 47.4°F 1.81 in 11
June 73.0°F 41.6°F 57.3°F 1.44 in 9
July 80.7°F 46.8°F 63.7°F 1.41 in 9
August 78.8°F 43.8°F 61.3°F 1.02 in 9
September 70.5°F 35.1°F 52.8°F 1.03 in 8
October 56.5°F 25.7°F 41.1°F 0.95 in 7
November 43.0°F 16.8°F 29.9°F 0.45 in 6
December 33.0°F 7.7°F 20.3°F 0.39 in 5

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