Cokeville has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 2°, and about 37 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Cokeville at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cokeville’s climate
Read from where Cokeville sits among Wyoming’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
A year-round growing season
Freezing nights are uncommon in Cokeville.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
37 inches of snow, 13 of rain and melt
May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 89 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
What a year in Cokeville feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with Cokeville’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
Only 100% of years see a freezing night, so tender plants can stay out most winters.
About 37" a winter over 19 days with an inch or more, most in January. Snow covers the ground about 107 days a year.
Months averaging under 55° run from September through May. Heating is 99% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 8 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 83°.
The nicest months are July and August. 1.4 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cokeville averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.8°).
A bigger shift than in 67% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Cokeville compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Wyoming.
Cokeville weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 2° | 1.0" | 9.1" | 8 | 29 | 9° – 22° |
| February | 31° | 5° | 0.9" | 8.8" | 9 | 26 | 12° – 25° |
| March | 42° | 17° | 1.0" | 4.1" | 9 | 19 | 23° – 36° |
| April | 53° | 24° | 1.1" | 2.7" | 9 | 3 | 31° – 44° |
| May | 64° | 33° | 1.8" | 0.2" | 10 | 0 | 42° – 53° |
| June | 74° | 39° | 1.2" | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51° – 62° |
| July | 83° | 44° | 0.7" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| August | 81° | 42° | 0.9" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 57° – 65° |
| September | 72° | 34° | 1.1" | 0.1" | 6 | 0 | 50° – 56° |
| October | 58° | 24° | 1.3" | 1.1" | 7 | 1 | 33° – 47° |
| November | 42° | 15° | 1.0" | 4.1" | 8 | 7 | 21° – 34° |
| December | 29° | 4° | 1.0" | 7.2" | 8 | 22 | 11° – 22° |
| Year | 55° | 23° | 13.0" | 37.4" | 89 | 107 |
Heating and cooling a home in Cokeville
99% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. October swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 33° to 47°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Common questions about Cokeville’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cokeville?
January, with a typical high of 28° and a low of 2°.
What is the hottest month in Cokeville?
July, with a typical high of 83° and a low of 44°. About 8 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cokeville get?
About 37 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Cokeville?
Frost is uncommon. Only 100% of years see a night at 32° or below.
What is the rainiest month in Cokeville?
May, with 1.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cokeville.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cokeville itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Lifton Pumping Stn, ID (19 mi, snow) and Fossil Butte, WY (19 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.