Zip 83414 (Alta, WY) Climate

The climate in 83414 Alta, WY is generally arid and temperate. Summers are warm and dry with average temperatures around 80°F during the day and dropping to the low 50s°F at night. During the winter months, daytime temperatures can range from 20-30°F and drop to below zero at night. Precipitation is scarce throughout the year with an average of only 8 inches falling annually.

Alta (zip 83414), Wyoming gets 22 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Alta (zip 83414) averages 141 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 204 sunny days per year in Alta (zip 83414). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Alta (zip 83414) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 113 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 78 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 7
Rain: averages 22 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 141 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 83414 zip code is 5.7 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Wyoming.

8.7 Summer - 2.8 Winter

July, August and June are the most pleasant months in the 83414 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Alta, Wyoming	United States
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	78.4°	85.8°
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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 83414 zip code with an average high temperature of 78.4°, which ranks it as one of the coolest places in Wyoming. In the 83414 zip code, there are 2 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 83414 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 83414 zip code, there are 0.9 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is one of the coolest places in Wyoming.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 83414 zip code with an average of 7.2°. This is colder than most places in Wyoming.

In the 83414 zip code, there are 214.7 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wyoming.

In the 83414 zip code, there are 27.1 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is colder than most places in Wyoming.

Humidity is very low in the 83414 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 83414 zip code with 2.6 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 1.2 inches. The wettest season is Spring with 28% of yearly precipitation and 20% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 21.9 inches in the 83414 zip code means that it is one of the wettest places in Wyoming.

January is the rainiest month in the 83414 zip code with 12.2 days of rain, and September is the driest month with only 6.6 rainy days. There are 112.8 rainy days annually in the 83414 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Wyoming. The rainiest season is Spring when it rains 30% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 20% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 141.3 inches in the 83414 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Wyoming. December is the snowiest month in the 83414 zip code with 33.7 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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