Cold semi-arid
Laramie, Wyoming
Albany County, Wyoming · Population 32k · 7,185 ft elevation
Living in Laramie
Laramie has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 81°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it is a snowy place (64″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 49, with about 12 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Laramie is an outdoor hub: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,000 ft around town.
Laramie at a glance
- Population
- 32k
- Elevation
- 7,185 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 26°F0th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 64″93th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,982 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4982th percentile
- Median home value
- $302k58th percentile
- Median rent
- $933/mo27th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 56%
- Violent crime rate
- 93 per 100k29th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 987 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4810th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9089th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,001 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 8°F | 0.3″ | 5.5″ | 200 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 11°F | 0.3″ | 7.2″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 45°F | 18°F | 0.6″ | 9.4″ | 237 hrs |
| Apr | 51°F | 24°F | 1.2″ | 13.4″ | 232 hrs |
| May | 62°F | 33°F | 1.8″ | 6.0″ | 271 hrs |
| Jun | 73°F | 42°F | 1.4″ | 1.0″ | 330 hrs |
| Jul | 81°F | 47°F | 1.4″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Aug | 79°F | 44°F | 1.0″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Sep | 70°F | 35°F | 1.0″ | 0.7″ | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 56°F | 26°F | 0.9″ | 7.2″ | 227 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 17°F | 0.5″ | 6.4″ | 194 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 8°F | 0.4″ | 7.3″ | 177 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