Cold desert
Lovell, Wyoming
Big Horn County, Wyoming · Population 2.6k · 3,832 ft elevation
Living in Lovell
Lovell has a cold desert climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it gets light snow (13″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Lovell is an outdoor hub: about 61% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,400 ft around town.
Lovell at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 3,832 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 13″49th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,841 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $212k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $690/mo4th percentile
- Median household income
- $62k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 58%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 61%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,396 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 7°F | 0.2″ | 3.5″ | 184 hrs |
| Feb | 36°F | 12°F | 0.3″ | 2.8″ | 189 hrs |
| Mar | 50°F | 23°F | 0.2″ | 1.2″ | 212 hrs |
| Apr | 58°F | 31°F | 0.7″ | 0.7″ | 209 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 42°F | 1.1″ | 0.1″ | 253 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 50°F | 1.2″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 56°F | 0.6″ | — | 373 hrs |
| Aug | 85°F | 52°F | 0.3″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 43°F | 0.8″ | 0.1″ | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 32°F | 0.7″ | 0.8″ | 201 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 20°F | 0.2″ | 1.5″ | 164 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 10°F | 0.2″ | 2.6″ | 144 hrs |
Near Lovell
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology