Cold semi-arid
Newcastle, Wyoming
Weston County, Wyoming · Population 3.3k · 4,341 ft elevation
Living in Newcastle
Newcastle has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and cold winters (January lows around 14°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 17″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (39″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 39, with about 5 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Newcastle is an outdoor hub: about 42% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Newcastle at a glance
- Population
- 3.3k
- Elevation
- 4,341 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 17″11th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 39″79th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,014 hrs68th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $174k26th percentile
- Median rent
- $711/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $77k52th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.72%28th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.126th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%
- Violent crime rate
- 119 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,074 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 80th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 42%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,854 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 14°F | 0.5″ | 6.8″ | 183 hrs |
| Feb | 38°F | 16°F | 0.7″ | 7.7″ | 188 hrs |
| Mar | 49°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 4.9″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 1.7″ | 5.0″ | 233 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 44°F | 2.9″ | 0.6″ | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 53°F | 2.7″ | — | 336 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 60°F | 2.5″ | — | 383 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 59°F | 1.8″ | — | 352 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 49°F | 1.2″ | 0.2″ | 277 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 36°F | 1.2″ | 1.4″ | 213 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 24°F | 0.6″ | 5.5″ | 182 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 15°F | 0.5″ | 6.8″ | 163 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