Fontenelle, WY Climate

Fontenelle, WY has a semi-arid climate, with hot summers and cold winters. The average annual temperature is about 43°F (6°C), and the average annual precipitation is approximately 11 inches (28 cm). Summers are generally very hot and dry, with temperatures often reaching into the 90s Fahrenheit (30s Celsius), while winters tend to be chilly and relatively wet due to the occasional snowstorms that hit the region. Regardless of season, Fontenelle experiences low levels of humidity throughout the year.

Climate	Fontenelle, Wyoming	United States
Rainfall		38.1

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.