Hill View Heights, WY climate
Hill View Heights has cold, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 39 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Hill View Heights feels like
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Hill View Heights 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 | 35° | 11° | 0.5" | 6.8" | 6 | 17 | 16° – 32° |
| February | 38° | 14° | 0.6" | 7.7" | 6 | 13 | 14° – 35° |
| March | 48° | 22° | 0.8" | 4.9" | 6 | 7 | 25° – 46° |
| April | 57° | 30° | 1.6" | 5.0" | 8 | 2 | 37° – 50° |
| May | 66° | 40° | 2.8" | 0.6" | 11 | 0 | 47° – 59° |
| June | 78° | 50° | 2.7" | 0 | 11 | 0 | 56° – 70° |
| July | 87° | 57° | 2.5" | 0 | 9 | 0 | 64° – 78° |
| August | 85° | 54° | 1.6" | 0 | 7 | 0 | 65° – 75° |
| September | 75° | 45° | 1.2" | 0.2" | 6 | 0 | 53° – 66° |
| October | 59° | 32° | 1.3" | 1.4" | 7 | 1 | 37° – 51° |
| November | 45° | 21° | 0.6" | 5.5" | 5 | 7 | 23° – 43° |
| December | 36° | 12° | 0.5" | 6.8" | 6 | 12 | 15° – 30° |
| Year | 59° | 32° | 16.6" | 38.9" | 88 | 59 |
“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 Hill View Heights
Hill View Heights gets 17 inches of rain and melted snow a year. May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 88 days a year. Snow covers the ground about 59 days of the year.
About 143 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 13 and the first one by October 3. That leaves about 143 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 87% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Hill View Heights
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Hill View Heights, 91% of that work is heating and 9% 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 Hill View Heights 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 Hill View Heights averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.5°). The shift is larger than in 55% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Hill View Heights’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. February swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 14° to 35°. August is the most reliable, staying within 11°.
Common questions about Hill View Heights’s climate
What is the coldest month in Hill View Heights?
January, with a typical high of 35° and a low of 11°.
What is the hottest month in Hill View Heights?
July, with a typical high of 87° and a low of 57°. About 34 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Hill View Heights get?
About 39 inches in a normal winter, most of it in February.
When is the first frost in Hill View Heights?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 3, and the last spring frost by May 13.
What is the rainiest month in Hill View Heights?
May, with 2.8 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 17 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Hill View Heights itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Newcastle, WY (3 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.