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30-year climate normals

Platte County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

90.3°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 16.2°F.

Platte County gets 14.13" of precipitation a year and 39.9" of snow, and 46% of it falls in May, Jun, Jul.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 43.3° 16.6° 0.28" 4.6"
February 45.1° 16.5° 0.42" 7.8"
March 55.4° 24.1° 0.74" 7.4"
April 62.1° 30.0° 1.70" 5.4"
May 71.1° 39.2° 2.70" 1.4"
June 82.7° 48.0° 2.12" 0.0"
July 90.3° 54.1° 1.73" 0.0"
August 89.0° 52.0° 1.17" 0.0"
September 80.2° 43.1° 1.29" 0.1"
October 65.6° 32.0° 1.14" 3.2"
November 52.4° 23.7° 0.45" 4.3"
December 42.8° 16.2° 0.39" 5.7"

Rainfall by month

Platte County has a distinct wet season. 46% of the year's precipitation arrives in May, Jun, Jul.

January 0.28"
February 0.42"
March 0.74"
April 1.70"
May 2.70"
June 2.12"
July 1.73"
August 1.17"
September 1.29"
October 1.14"
November 0.45"
December 0.39"
Annual total 14.13"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 565
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,373
Approximate annual cooling cost At 14.8¢/kWh, Wyoming average $84
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $330

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Platte County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Platte County?

Platte County averages a high of 90.3°F in July and a low of 16.2°F in December. Annual precipitation is 14.13 inches, including 39.9 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Platte County?

The wettest stretch is May, Jun, Jul, which accounts for 46% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Platte County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 90.3°F. That drives 565 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Platte County?

Yes. Platte County averages 39.9 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station WHEATLAND 4 N, WY US (USC00489615), 1.5 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Wyoming residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.