Zip 82414 (Cody, WY) Climate

Cody, WY 82414 has a semi-arid climate, with mild temperatures and low humidity levels throughout the year. Winters are cold and dry, with average lows in the single digits Fahrenheit and snowfall not exceeding 15 inches annually. Summers are warm and dry, with temperatures typically reaching into the 80s F during the day and dropping to 40–50s at night. Precipitation is low year-round but increases in late spring and early summer due to thunderstorms.

Cody (zip 82414), Wyoming gets 10 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Cody (zip 82414) averages 41 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 206 sunny days per year in Cody (zip 82414). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Cody (zip 82414) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 64 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 81 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 18
Rain: averages 10 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 41 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 82414 zip code is 7.1 (10=best), which means it is one of the most pleasant places in Wyoming.

9.1 Summer - 5.4 Winter

August, July and September are the most pleasant months in the 82414 zip code, while December and January are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Cody, Wyoming	United States
	10.2 in.	38.1 in.
	40.8 in.	27.8 in.
	63.6 days	106.2 days
	206 days	205 days
	81.3°	85.8°
	18.1°	21.7°
	7.1	7
	3.6	4.3
	5022 ft.	2443 ft.

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.

July is the hottest month for the 82414 zip code with an average high temperature of 81.3°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wyoming. In the 82414 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 82414 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 82414 zip code, there are 10.4 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wyoming.

December has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 82414 zip code with an average of 17.2°. This is one of the warmest places in Wyoming.

In the 82414 zip code, there are 146.5 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the warmest places in Wyoming.

In the 82414 zip code, there are 12.2 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the warmest places in Wyoming.

Humidity is very low in the 82414 zip code, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

May is the wettest month in the 82414 zip code with 1.9 inches of rain, and the driest month is January with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 35% of yearly precipitation and 9% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 10.2 inches in the 82414 zip code means that it is drier than most places in Wyoming.

June is the rainiest month in the 82414 zip code with 9.3 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 2.6 rainy days. There are 63.6 rainy days annually in the 82414 zip code, which is less rainy than most places in Wyoming. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 35% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 14% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 40.8 inches in the 82414 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wyoming. January is the snowiest month in the 82414 zip code with 6.8 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.