Cold semi-arid
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Laramie County, Wyoming · Population 65k · 5,997 ft elevation
Living in Cheyenne
Cheyenne has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 16″ a year, and it is a snowy place (66″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Cheyenne: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,200 ft around town.
Cheyenne at a glance
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 5,997 ft
- Average daily high
- 60°F18th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 16″10th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 66″94th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,044 hrs71th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $311k59th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,035/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k53th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.158th percentile
- Average commute
- 16 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 299 per 100k71th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,700 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7729th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8382th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,198 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 41°F | 18°F | 0.4″ | 5.5″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 9.4″ | 192 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 25°F | 1.0″ | 9.2″ | 240 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 31°F | 1.8″ | 11.5″ | 241 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 40°F | 2.5″ | 4.0″ | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 77°F | 49°F | 2.2″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 56°F | 2.2″ | — | 346 hrs |
| Aug | 82°F | 54°F | 1.6″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 46°F | 1.6″ | 0.2″ | 281 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 34°F | 1.1″ | 6.9″ | 232 hrs |
| Nov | 48°F | 25°F | 0.6″ | 8.0″ | 203 hrs |
| Dec | 40°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 10.9″ | 183 hrs |
Near Cheyenne
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- Laramie, WY · 32k
- Wheatland, WY · 3.6k
- Torrington, WY · 6.2k
- Douglas, WY · 6.4k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology