Cold semi-arid
Thermopolis, Wyoming
Hot Springs County, Wyoming · Population 2.7k · 4,341 ft elevation
Living in Thermopolis
Thermopolis has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 11°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 12″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ 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.
Thermopolis is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,800 ft around town.
Thermopolis at a glance
- Population
- 2.7k
- Elevation
- 4,341 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 34°F4th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 12″5th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,145 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4776th percentile
- Median home value
- $202k34th percentile
- Median rent
- $892/mo23th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.58%15th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 0.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 13 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 85%96th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Violent crime rate
- 73 per 100k23th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 364 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 161th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 39%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,756 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37°F | 11°F | 0.4″ | 5.4″ | 193 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 16°F | 0.4″ | 4.9″ | 198 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 2.3″ | 243 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 33°F | 1.6″ | 2.2″ | 259 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.2″ | 299 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 51°F | 1.3″ | — | 354 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 57°F | 0.8″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 55°F | 0.5″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 46°F | 1.2″ | 0.3″ | 291 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 34°F | 1.3″ | 2.1″ | 233 hrs |
| Nov | 49°F | 22°F | 0.6″ | 5.5″ | 190 hrs |
| Dec | 37°F | 12°F | 0.5″ | 4.5″ | 164 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