Bedford, Wyoming climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Bedford's normal year runs from 6°F January nights to 80°F July afternoons, with 25.3 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 3.7°C, January lows of −14°C, July highs of 27°C, 642 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBedford (3 mi SE)
- Station IDUSC00480603
- Location42.87°N 110.91°W
- Elevation6,355 ft (1,937 m)
- Population (census place)410
On October 23, the normal high in Bedford is 52°F and the normal low 24°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 30%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Bedford.
- Jan 28° 6°
- Feb 33° 8°
- Mar 42° 16°
- Apr 50° 23°
- May 61° 32°
- Jun 71° 37°
- Jul 80° 43°
- Aug 79° 41°
- Sep 70° 34°
- Oct 56° 26°
- Nov 40° 16°
- Dec 28° 7°
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 Bedford each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 80°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 6°F. The most precipitation falls in May (3.08 in), the least in July (1.09 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F | 6°F | 17.3°F | 2.52 | 12 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 33°F | 8°F | 20.2°F | 2.54 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 42°F | 16°F | 28.6°F | 2.25 | 11 | <1 | 31 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 50°F | 23°F | 36.5°F | 2.28 | 11 | <1 | 28 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 61°F | 32°F | 46.5°F | 3.08 | 12 | <1 | 15 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 71°F | 37°F | 53.8°F | 2.22 | 9 | <1 | 6 | 15 h 20 min |
| July | 80°F | 43°F | 61.5°F | 1.09 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 15 h |
| August | 79°F | 41°F | 60.3°F | 1.26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 h |
| September | 70°F | 34°F | 52.4°F | 1.70 | 7 | <1 | 11 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 56°F | 26°F | 40.9°F | 2.10 | 9 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 40°F | 16°F | 28.1°F | 2.13 | 11 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 28°F | 7°F | 17.5°F | 2.10 | 12 | <1 | 31 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 24°F | 38.6°F | 25.27 | 119 | 2 | 238 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | −2°C | −14°C | −8.2°C | 64 mm |
| February | 0°C | −14°C | −6.6°C | 65 mm |
| March | 5°C | −9°C | −1.9°C | 57 mm |
| April | 10°C | −5°C | 2.5°C | 58 mm |
| May | 16°C | 0°C | 8.1°C | 78 mm |
| June | 21°C | 3°C | 12.1°C | 56 mm |
| July | 27°C | 6°C | 16.4°C | 28 mm |
| August | 26°C | 5°C | 15.7°C | 32 mm |
| September | 21°C | 1°C | 11.3°C | 43 mm |
| October | 13°C | −3°C | 4.9°C | 53 mm |
| November | 4°C | −9°C | −2.2°C | 54 mm |
| December | −2°C | −14°C | −8.1°C | 53 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Afton (10 miles away), gets 88 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00480603; 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 Bedford?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (6).
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 USC00480603.
How hot and how cold does it get in Bedford?
In a normal year in Bedford, 2 days a year reach 90°F, 238 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 119 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 2a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 238a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 66high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 119a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00480603.
How sunny is Bedford?
Over a year 79% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Bedford, 4.7 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (86%) and December the cloudiest (70%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.2 |
| February | 74% | 3.1 |
| March | 76% | 4.5 |
| April | 75% | 5.6 |
| May | 74% | 6.3 |
| June | 83% | 7.5 |
| July | 86% | 7.5 |
| August | 85% | 6.4 |
| September | 83% | 5.1 |
| October | 77% | 3.5 |
| November | 73% | 2.3 |
| December | 70% | 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 Bedford need?
A normal year in Bedford brings 9,615 heating degree days, 79% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 28 cooling degree days, 97% fewer than the median (908). Ten months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,027 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,477 | 0 |
| February | 1,256 | 0 |
| March | 1,127 | 0 |
| April | 857 | 0 |
| May | 574 | 0 |
| June | 337 | 1 |
| July | 125 | 18 |
| August | 154 | 8 |
| September | 380 | 1 |
| October | 749 | 0 |
| November | 1,109 | 0 |
| December | 1,472 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 9,615 | 28 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00480603. 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.
Has Bedford been warmer than normal lately?
2022 averaged 38.0°F, 0.6°F below the 1991-2020 normal of 38.6°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 38.0°F | −0.6°F | 22.82 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00480603. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Bedford's climate compare?
Bedford is warmer than 12 of the other 70 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 61. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 38.6°F is warmer than 4%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Bedford 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 Bedford share this climate record?
6 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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.
- Star Valley Ranch, WY2,041 people · 8 mi N
- Thayne, WY432 people · 6 mi NW
- Turnerville, WY415 people · 1 mi SE
- Nordic, WY273 people · 15 mi N
- Freedom, WY169 people · 10 mi NW
- Etna, WY0 people · 12 mi NW
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 Bedford's climate
What is the coldest month in Bedford?
January, with a normal high of 28°F and a normal low of 6°F. The warmest is July (80°F by day, 43°F at night).
Does it snow in Bedford?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Bedford's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Afton (10 miles away), records 88 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Bedford?
May, with 3.08 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 1.09 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Bedford in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Bedford in zone 5b in ZIP code 83127, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Bedford's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −21°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Afton, WY10 miles from this station, 38.5°F a year
- Bondurant, WY34 miles from this station, 37.5°F a year
- Soda Springs, ID37 miles from this station, 42.4°F a year
- Daniel, WY40 miles from this station, 32.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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