Zip 83123 (La Barge, WY) Climate

83123 La Barge, WY has a semi-arid climate with cold, dry winters and hot summers. Summers are usually sunny and hot, with temperatures reaching an average high of 86°F in July. Winters can be very cold, with temperatures dropping to an average low of 7°F in January. Precipitation is minimal throughout the year; however, some snowfall does occur from December to March.

La Barge (zip 83123), Wyoming gets 8 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

La Barge (zip 83123) averages 38 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 236 sunny days per year in La Barge (zip 83123). The US average is 205 sunny days.

La Barge (zip 83123) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 52 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 82 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is -2
Rain: averages 8 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 38 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 83123 zip code is 6.5 (10=best), which means it is less comfortable than most places in Wyoming.

8.8 Summer - 4.3 Winter

August, July and June are the most pleasant months in the 83123 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	La Barge, Wyoming	United States
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	82.2°	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 83123 zip code with an average high temperature of 82.2°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Wyoming. In the 83123 zip code, there are 3 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 83123 zip code are August, July and June.

In the 83123 zip code, there are 4.7 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Wyoming.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 83123 zip code with an average of -2.2°. This is one of the coldest places in Wyoming.

In the 83123 zip code, there are 234.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is colder than most places in Wyoming.

In the 83123 zip code, there are 53.9 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Wyoming.

Humidity is very low in the 83123 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 83123 zip code with 1.1 inches of rain, and the driest month is February with 0.3 inches. The wettest season is Autumn with 32% of yearly precipitation and 14% occurs in Spring, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 7.7 inches in the 83123 zip code means that it is one of the driest places in Wyoming.

May is the rainiest month in the 83123 zip code with 6.4 days of rain, and January is the driest month with only 3.3 rainy days. There are 51.7 rainy days annually in the 83123 zip code, which is one of the least rainy places in Wyoming. The rainiest season is Autumn when it rains 29% of the time and the driest is Spring with only a 19% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 37.7 inches in the 83123 zip code means that it is less snowy than most places in Wyoming. December is the snowiest month in the 83123 zip code with 7.1 inches of snow, and 9 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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