Wheatland, WY Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wheatland's primary NOAA station, WHEATLAND 4 N.
The climate verdict for Wheatland
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wheatland, Wyoming, with 14.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 49°F. At 49/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 18% of scores.
- 49°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 49/100
- comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
- 14.1"
- annual precipitation · 40" snow
- 126 days
- frost-free growing season
Wheatland: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00489615 · Wheatland, WY 49°F mean · 14.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 49°F
- RANK-COOL #2,470
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Franklin
- PRCP-DRY 14.1"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 49/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,373 HDD
- STN-1 USC00489615
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Franklin, PA (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every WY station list.
- Wheatland (this station) 49°F
- Cold Natick, MA 49°F
- Hot Franklin, PA 49°F
- Near Warren, OH 49°F
- Near Castle Dale, UT 49°F
Wheatland sits in Wyoming, the #5 coldest U.S. state at 43.3°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Wheatland
Wheatland: 20/100 · grade F
Wheatland publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wheatland, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 49.0°F · 18.5° from 67.5°F | 36/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 39.9 inches/year | 28/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 14.1 in · 20.9 from 35 in | 25/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 126 days/year | 10/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 226 calendar days | 3/100 · F |
Wheatland · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wheatland's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 72.2°F
- Coldest month
- 29.5°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Wheatland sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wheatland's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 36th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 85%
- Wheatland's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 47th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wheatland compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wheatland's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
49 18th percentile score exceeds 18% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Wheatland's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 75 complete annual observations from 1893 to 2017, WHEATLAND 4 N warmed at a fitted rate of 0.13°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Wheatland primary station fitted change +0.13 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F (6°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.3" | 4.6" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| February | 45°F (7°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | 7.8" | 24.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 24°F (-4°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 0.7" | 7.4" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 62°F (17°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.7" | 5.4" | 14.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 71°F (22°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 2.7" | 1.4" | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| June | 83°F (28°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 2.1" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 6.6 |
| July | 90°F (32°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 17.6 |
| August | 89°F (32°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 71°F (21°C) | 1.2" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 1.3" | 0.1" | 1.6 | 4.4 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 1.1" | 3.2" | 12.3 | 0.1 |
| November | 52°F (11°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.5" | 4.3" | 21.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 43°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.4" | 5.7" | 26.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wheatland works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 91°F by July 24 and hold at or above 90°F on 31 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 195 dates, bottoming at 15°F around December 19.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 11 through August 10, covering 31 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 14 to October 6.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 26, then returns to freezing around October 15, covering 195 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is May 29, when 28% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is January 1 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 59 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 1 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 38°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wheatland.
Where Wheatland Stands Nationally
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 38°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 195 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
Wheatland earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 4.6"
2.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.8"
3.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 7.4"
3.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.4"
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.4"
7.8 days with precipitation
7.5 days with precipitation
6.3 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
5.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.2"
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.3"
3.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.7"
2.8 days with precipitation
Wheatland runs a summer-peaked wet season
36% of Wheatland's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is May at 2.7", on a 42.7°F seasonal spread. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: May, June, July, taking 46% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.3".
- Winter share: 8% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
How Wheatland's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 58 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 14.1" between them, or roughly 0.24 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Wheatland
Wheatland averages 39.9 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 18 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 39.9 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 18 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 28% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 19
50% probability date
Growing Season
126 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,373
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
565
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside WY closest to Wheatland on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (49°F here).
- Altona, IL 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Burney, CA 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Cairo, NY 49°F · 0.0°F off
- Condon, OR 49°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (14.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Levan, UT 14.1" · 0.0" off
- Brighton, CO 14.1" · 0.0" off
- Missoula, MT 14.1" · 0.0" off
- Wolf Point, MT 14.2" · 0.1" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Wheatland
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wheatland's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,373 annual heating degree days against 565 for cooling. Its 42.7°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 126 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Wheatland coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 30°F (-1°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Wheatland typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Wheatland snow peak
February
Wheatland averages 39.9 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Wheatland's primary station: WHEATLAND 4 N (USC00489615). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 5683040). Match rule for Wheatland: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wheatland comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.