Ethete, WY climate
Ethete has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 67 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Ethete feels like
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Ethete 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 | 34° | 8° | 0.2" | 6.6" | 4 | 27 | 12° – 28° |
| February | 38° | 12° | 0.3" | 12.3" | 5 | 20 | 13° – 33° |
| March | 50° | 22° | 0.5" | 12.3" | 5 | 10 | 29° – 43° |
| April | 58° | 30° | 1.1" | 10.2" | 7 | 4 | 39° – 50° |
| May | 68° | 39° | 1.9" | 2.7" | 8 | 1 | 47° – 59° |
| June | 79° | 47° | 1.0" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 55° – 68° |
| July | 88° | 53° | 0.6" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63° – 75° |
| August | 86° | 51° | 0.5" | 0 | 5 | 0 | 65° – 72° |
| September | 75° | 42° | 0.9" | 0.2" | 6 | 1 | 54° – 63° |
| October | 60° | 31° | 0.8" | 5.2" | 5 | 3 | 37° – 52° |
| November | 45° | 18° | 0.3" | 5.5" | 4 | 9 | 18° – 40° |
| December | 33° | 8° | 0.2" | 11.6" | 5 | 18 | 13° – 27° |
| Year | 59° | 30° | 8.3" | 66.6" | 63 | 93 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Ethete
Ethete gets 8 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 63 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 93 days of the year.
About 131 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 18 and the first one by September 27. That leaves about 131 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 94% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Ethete
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Ethete, 94% of that work is heating and 6% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How Ethete compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Ethete averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+3.3°). The shift is larger than in 54% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Ethete’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. November swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 18° to 40°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Ethete’s climate
What is the coldest month in Ethete?
December, with a typical high of 33° and a low of 8°.
What is the hottest month in Ethete?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 53°. About 30 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Ethete get?
About 67 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Ethete?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by September 27, and the last spring frost by May 18.
What is the rainiest month in Ethete?
May, with 1.9 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 8 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Ethete itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Lander 1n, WY (11 mi, snow) and Lander Hunt Fld Airport, WY (13 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.