Cold semi-arid
Torrington, Wyoming
Goshen County, Wyoming · Population 6.2k · 4,104 ft elevation
Living in Torrington
Torrington has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is dry at about 13″ 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 excellent: a median AQI of 23 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Torrington at a glance
- Population
- 6.2k
- Elevation
- 4,104 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 13″6th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 31″71th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,038 hrs70th percentile
- Median AQI
- 233th percentile
- Median home value
- $194k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $816/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $53k20th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.66%22th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 321 per 100k74th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 819 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 284th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7069th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 4%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 886 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 16°F | 0.2″ | 4.5″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 44°F | 18°F | 0.3″ | 5.1″ | 174 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 6.0″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 32°F | 1.6″ | 3.2″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 42°F | 2.5″ | 0.1″ | 282 hrs |
| Jun | 83°F | 52°F | 2.1″ | — | 341 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 58°F | 1.7″ | — | 368 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 56°F | 1.0″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 79°F | 46°F | 1.1″ | 0.2″ | 286 hrs |
| Oct | 64°F | 33°F | 1.1″ | 2.2″ | 228 hrs |
| Nov | 51°F | 23°F | 0.3″ | 4.5″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 42°F | 16°F | 0.2″ | 5.4″ | 171 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