Hot-summer humid continental
Lander, Wyoming
Fremont County, Wyoming · Population 7.6k · 5,371 ft elevation
Living in Lander
Lander has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ a year, and it is a snowy place (88″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 47 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Lander is an outdoor hub: about 53% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,500 ft around town.
Lander at a glance
- Population
- 7.6k
- Elevation
- 5,371 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 88″97th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,143 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $322k61th percentile
- Median rent
- $870/mo21th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 56%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,512 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 11°F | 0.5″ | 8.2″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 14°F | 0.7″ | 12.1″ | 199 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 24°F | 1.3″ | 14.4″ | 243 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 31°F | 2.1″ | 16.4″ | 258 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 40°F | 2.7″ | 4.5″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 48°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 352 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 45°F | 1.0″ | 1.5″ | 290 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 33°F | 1.4″ | 10.5″ | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 21°F | 0.8″ | 10.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 34°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 9.3″ | 166 hrs |
Near Lander
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology