Baggs, Wyoming climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Baggs's normal year runs from 7°F January nights to 87°F July afternoons, with 11.2 inches of precipitation and 31 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.5°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 30°C, 284 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBaggs
- Station IDUSC00480484
- Location41.04°N 107.66°W
- Elevation6,319 ft (1,926 m)
- Population407
On October 23, the normal high in Baggs is 56°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Baggs.
- Jan 32° 7°
- Feb 37° 12°
- Mar 48° 22°
- Apr 58° 29°
- May 68° 36°
- Jun 79° 43°
- Jul 87° 49°
- Aug 84° 48°
- Sep 75° 40°
- Oct 60° 29°
- Nov 45° 19°
- Dec 33° 9°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Baggs each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 87°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.77 in), the least in November (0.70 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32°F | 7°F | 19.6°F | 0.72 | 6.9 | 4 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 37°F | 12°F | 24.2°F | 0.76 | 6.5 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 48°F | 22°F | 35.3°F | 0.71 | 2.9 | 2 | <1 | 29 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 58°F | 29°F | 43.4°F | 1.11 | 0.9 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 68°F | 36°F | 52.1°F | 1.77 | 0.5 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 79°F | 43°F | 61.2°F | 0.77 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 87°F | 49°F | 68.0°F | 0.87 | 0.0 | 3 | 10 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 84°F | 48°F | 65.8°F | 0.90 | 0.0 | 4 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 40°F | 57.1°F | 1.09 | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 29°F | 44.6°F | 1.07 | 1.6 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 45°F | 19°F | 31.7°F | 0.70 | 5.3 | 2 | <1 | 28 | 10 h |
| December | 33°F | 9°F | 21.2°F | 0.70 | 5.7 | 3 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 29°F | 43.7°F | 11.17 | 30.5 | 39 | 15 | 206 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0°C | −14°C | −6.9°C | 18 mm | 18 cm |
| February | 3°C | −11°C | −4.3°C | 19 mm | 17 cm |
| March | 9°C | −5°C | 1.8°C | 18 mm | 7 cm |
| April | 14°C | −2°C | 6.3°C | 28 mm | 2 cm |
| May | 20°C | 2°C | 11.2°C | 45 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 26°C | 6°C | 16.2°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 30°C | 10°C | 20.0°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 9°C | 18.8°C | 23 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 4°C | 13.9°C | 28 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 16°C | −1°C | 7.0°C | 27 mm | 4 cm |
| November | 7°C | −7°C | −0.2°C | 18 mm | 13 cm |
| December | 1°C | −13°C | −6.0°C | 18 mm | 14 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00480484; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
When is the best weather to visit Baggs?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (3).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00480484.
When is the last frost in Baggs?
In Baggs, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 1 in half of years and after June 18 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 18 in half of years and before September 4 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- June 11 year in 10 after June 18; 9 in 10 after May 15
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 181 year in 10 before September 4; 9 in 10 before October 1
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 108 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 137 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 13 in half of springs and before September 28 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Baggs in zone 4b in ZIP code 82321, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Baggs's NOAA station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −21°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wyoming · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00480484; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get in Baggs?
In a normal year in Baggs, 15 days a year reach 90°F, 206 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 39 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 15a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 206a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 47high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 39a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 10a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00480484.
How sunny is Baggs?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Baggs, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and December the cloudiest (68%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.3 |
| February | 72% | 3.1 |
| March | 73% | 4.4 |
| April | 74% | 5.6 |
| May | 77% | 6.7 |
| June | 85% | 7.7 |
| July | 86% | 7.4 |
| August | 86% | 6.5 |
| September | 85% | 5.3 |
| October | 79% | 3.7 |
| November | 73% | 2.4 |
| December | 68% | 1.8 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How much heating and cooling does Baggs need?
A normal year in Baggs brings 7,951 heating degree days, 48% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 210 cooling degree days, 77% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,792 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,407 | 0 |
| February | 1,141 | 0 |
| March | 919 | 0 |
| April | 650 | 0 |
| May | 402 | 1 |
| June | 138 | 25 |
| July | 20 | 111 |
| August | 42 | 67 |
| September | 243 | 6 |
| October | 632 | 0 |
| November | 999 | 0 |
| December | 1,358 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,951 | 210 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00480484. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Baggs's climate compare?
Baggs is warmer than 29 of the other 70 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 25. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.7°F is warmer than 14%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Baggs is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Baggs share this climate record?
Dixon has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Dixon, WY74 people · 6 mi E
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Baggs's climate
What is the coldest month in Baggs?
January, with a normal high of 32°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (87°F by day, 49°F at night).
Does it snow in Baggs?
Yes: 31 inches in a normal year, falling on 13 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (6.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Baggs?
May, with 1.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is November with 0.70 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Baggs in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Baggs in zone 4b in ZIP code 82321, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Baggs's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −21°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come in Baggs?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 1; in one year in ten it comes after June 18. Waiting until June 18 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Craig, CO38 miles from this station, 42.9°F a year
- Maybell, CO43 miles from this station, 41.6°F a year
- Hayden, CO43 miles from this station, 43.7°F a year
- Wamsutter, WY47 miles from this station, 42.3°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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