Wright (12 mi W), Wyoming climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Wright (12 mi W)'s normal year runs from 13°F January nights to 86°F July afternoons, with 13.9 inches of precipitation and 58 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 7.0°C, January lows of −10°C, July highs of 30°C, 354 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationWright (12 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00489805
- Location43.75°N 105.73°W
- Elevation5,020 ft (1,530 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Wright (12 mi W) is 55°F and the normal low 29°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 24%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Wright (12 mi W).
- Jan 34° 13°
- Feb 36° 14°
- Mar 47° 22°
- Apr 54° 29°
- May 64° 38°
- Jun 76° 47°
- Jul 86° 54°
- Aug 85° 53°
- Sep 74° 43°
- Oct 58° 31°
- Nov 44° 21°
- Dec 35° 13°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Wright (12 mi W) each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 86°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 13°F. The most precipitation falls in May (2.73 in), the least in January (0.39 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 34°F | 13°F | 23.8°F | 0.39 | 6.4 | 7 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 20 min |
| February | 36°F | 14°F | 25.0°F | 0.50 | 8.1 | 8 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 47°F | 22°F | 34.3°F | 0.90 | 9.2 | 9 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 29°F | 41.4°F | 1.62 | 10.0 | 11 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 64°F | 38°F | 50.9°F | 2.73 | 2.8 | 12 | <1 | 8 | 14 h 40 min |
| June | 76°F | 47°F | 61.4°F | 2.03 | 0.2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 15 h 30 min |
| July | 86°F | 54°F | 69.9°F | 1.54 | 0.0 | 8 | 11 | <1 | 15 h 10 min |
| August | 85°F | 53°F | 68.6°F | 0.88 | 0.0 | 6 | 9 | <1 | 14 h |
| September | 74°F | 43°F | 58.5°F | 1.01 | 0.9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 58°F | 31°F | 44.5°F | 1.37 | 6.1 | 8 | <1 | 17 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 44°F | 21°F | 32.7°F | 0.55 | 6.9 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 40 min |
| December | 35°F | 13°F | 23.8°F | 0.42 | 7.4 | 7 | <1 | 30 | 9 h |
| Year (annual) | 58°F | 32°F | 44.6°F | 13.94 | 58.0 | 99 | 25 | 187 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1°C | −10°C | −4.6°C | 10 mm | 16 cm |
| February | 2°C | −10°C | −3.9°C | 13 mm | 21 cm |
| March | 8°C | −5°C | 1.3°C | 23 mm | 23 cm |
| April | 12°C | −2°C | 5.2°C | 41 mm | 25 cm |
| May | 18°C | 3°C | 10.5°C | 69 mm | 7 cm |
| June | 24°C | 8°C | 16.3°C | 52 mm | 1 cm |
| July | 30°C | 12°C | 21.1°C | 39 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 29°C | 11°C | 20.3°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 23°C | 6°C | 14.7°C | 26 mm | 2 cm |
| October | 14°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 35 mm | 15 cm |
| November | 7°C | −6°C | 0.4°C | 14 mm | 18 cm |
| December | 1°C | −10°C | −4.6°C | 11 mm | 19 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00489805; 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.
Which months are mildest at Wright (12 mi W)?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, August and September. Of those, August 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 USC00489805.
When is the last frost at Wright (12 mi W)?
In Wright (12 mi W), the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 25 in half of years and after June 8 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 23 in half of years and before September 8 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
- May 251 year in 10 after June 8; 9 in 10 after May 14
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 231 year in 10 before September 8; 9 in 10 before October 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 120 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 141 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 13 in half of springs and before October 2 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Wright (12 mi W) in zone 5a in ZIP code 82732, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (28 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Wyoming · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00489805; 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 at Wright (12 mi W)?
In a normal year in Wright (12 mi W), 25 days a year reach 90°F (1 of them 100°F or more), 187 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 99 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 25a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 187a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 49high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 99a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 18a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1991) is 103°F, on June 16, 2021; the lowest is −39°F, on February 2, 1996.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1998, with 21.14 in; the snowiest season is 2018–19, with 78.8 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00489805; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00489805. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Wright (12 mi W)?
Over a year 78% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Wright (12 mi W), 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (87%) and December the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73% | 2.0 |
| February | 70% | 2.8 |
| March | 72% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.2 |
| May | 74% | 6.2 |
| June | 83% | 7.3 |
| July | 87% | 7.3 |
| August | 87% | 6.3 |
| September | 84% | 5.0 |
| October | 76% | 3.3 |
| November | 75% | 2.2 |
| December | 69% | 1.6 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Wright (12 mi W) record?
A normal year at Wright (12 mi W) brings 7,839 heating degree days, 46% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 426 cooling degree days, 53% 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 2,074 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,276 | 0 |
| February | 1,118 | 0 |
| March | 950 | 0 |
| April | 708 | 0 |
| May | 442 | 4 |
| June | 158 | 48 |
| July | 30 | 182 |
| August | 45 | 154 |
| September | 232 | 37 |
| October | 637 | 1 |
| November | 969 | 0 |
| December | 1,275 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,839 | 426 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00489805. 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 Wright (12 mi W)'s climate compare?
Wright (12 mi W) is warmer than 36 of the 71 places with their own NOAA record in Wyoming, and wetter than 40. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 44.6°F is warmer than 18%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Wright (12 mi W) is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 Wright (12 mi W) share this climate record?
Wright 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.
- Wright, WY1,660 people · 12 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 Wright (12 mi W)'s climate
What is the coldest month at Wright (12 mi W)?
January, with a normal high of 34°F and a normal low of 13°F. The warmest is July (86°F by day, 54°F at night).
Does it snow at Wright (12 mi W)?
Yes: 58 inches in a normal year, falling on 46 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in April (10.0 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Wright (12 mi W)?
May, with 2.73 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 0.39 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Wright (12 mi W) in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Wright (12 mi W) in zone 5a in ZIP code 82732, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −22°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 4b.
How late can frost come at Wright (12 mi W)?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 25; in one year in ten it comes after June 8. Waiting until June 8 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Wyoming climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Midwest, WY35 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- Dillinger, WY39 miles from this station, 45.0°F a year
- Gillette, WY42 miles from this station, 45.8°F a year
- Dull Center (1 mi SE), WY45 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
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