Cold semi-arid
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Sweetwater County, Wyoming · Population 23k · 6,411 ft elevation
Living in Rock Springs
Rock Springs has a cold semi-arid climate: hot summers (July highs around 86°F) and cold winters (January lows around 12°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (31″ a season).
Skies are sunny (68% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Rock Springs is an outdoor hub: about 57% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,400 ft around town.
Rock Springs at a glance
- Population
- 23k
- Elevation
- 6,411 ft
- Average daily high
- 59°F13th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,080 hrs75th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $246k46th percentile
- Median rent
- $943/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $73k48th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.61%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.854th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 54%64th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 145 per 100k43th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 871 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 315th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 41%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 57%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,378 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 12°F | 0.5″ | 6.1″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 15°F | 0.4″ | 5.8″ | 181 hrs |
| Mar | 48°F | 23°F | 0.6″ | 4.4″ | 226 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 1.9″ | 259 hrs |
| May | 67°F | 37°F | 1.9″ | 0.5″ | 307 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 45°F | 0.8″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jul | 86°F | 52°F | 0.9″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Aug | 84°F | 50°F | 0.9″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Sep | 75°F | 41°F | 1.2″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 31°F | 1.0″ | 2.3″ | 248 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 20°F | 0.7″ | 3.8″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 33°F | 12°F | 0.5″ | 6.5″ | 153 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