Cold semi-arid
Worland, Wyoming
Washakie County, Wyoming · Population 4.8k · 4,068 ft elevation
Living in Worland
Worland has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% 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.
Worland is an outdoor hub: about 81% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,200 ft around town.
Worland at a glance
- Population
- 4.8k
- Elevation
- 4,068 ft
- Average daily high
- 61°F24th percentile
- Average daily low
- 31°F1th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,001 hrs67th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3930th percentile
- Median home value
- $176k27th percentile
- Median rent
- $700/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.651th percentile
- Average commute
- 10 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%
- Violent crime rate
- 252 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 903 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 243th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9392th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 71%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 81%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,247 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31°F | 4°F | 0.3″ | 3.8″ | 169 hrs |
| Feb | 37°F | 10°F | 0.3″ | 3.7″ | 173 hrs |
| Mar | 51°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 2.4″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 32°F | 0.9″ | 2.1″ | 254 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 42°F | 1.8″ | 0.2″ | 295 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 51°F | 1.1″ | — | 343 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 57°F | 0.7″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 53°F | 0.4″ | — | 342 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 43°F | 1.0″ | 0.4″ | 283 hrs |
| Oct | 61°F | 32°F | 0.8″ | 1.7″ | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 45°F | 18°F | 0.5″ | 3.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Dec | 32°F | 7°F | 0.2″ | 3.8″ | 139 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