Cold semi-arid
Cody, Wyoming
Park County, Wyoming · Population 10k · 5,003 ft elevation
Living in Cody
Cody has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 85°F) and cold winters (January lows around 18°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (45″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 13 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Cody is an outdoor hub: about 60% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,200 ft around town.
Cody at a glance
- Population
- 10k
- Elevation
- 5,003 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 45″85th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,002 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 131th percentile
- Median home value
- $357k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,039/mo37th percentile
- Median household income
- $69k42th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 10.167th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 124 per 100k37th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 650 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 5815th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 51%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 60%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,184 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 18°F | 0.4″ | 7.3″ | 168 hrs |
| Feb | 40°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 7.5″ | 172 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 28°F | 0.6″ | 5.8″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 34°F | 1.4″ | 5.9″ | 254 hrs |
| May | 65°F | 43°F | 2.2″ | 0.8″ | 296 hrs |
| Jun | 76°F | 51°F | 1.6″ | — | 345 hrs |
| Jul | 85°F | 58°F | 0.9″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Aug | 83°F | 57°F | 0.9″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | 0.4″ | 283 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 37°F | 1.0″ | 3.4″ | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 26°F | 0.6″ | 6.4″ | 172 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 19°F | 0.5″ | 7.5″ | 138 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology