Church of St. Hubert the Hunter and Library · Photo: Realwyo · CC BY-SA 3.0Bondurant gets about 141 inches of snow a winter, more than all but 72 U.S. towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 79°. By July afternoons alone, it runs cooler than 94% of U.S. towns. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 1.1° above 1901–2000. The heating season runs October to May: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Bondurant at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Bondurant’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Bondurant’s place in Wyoming beside it.
What a year in Bondurant feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze is possible in every month
About 289 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 66 to 0° or below. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Bondurant, WY, 1.0 miles from the town’s center, 460 ft lower.
The 2023 USDA map puts Bondurant’s center in zone 4a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −27°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 141 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Bondurant, WY, falls mostly in January and December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 15 inches a year; May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 115 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Bondurant
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September through June.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Bondurant, WY.
Living with Bondurant’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 4a, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 49 days.
12 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Bondurant from natural hazards, avalanches are the largest share (41%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 2%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Bondurant and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Bondurant yet.
Climates most like Bondurant’s, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bondurant, WY | 1° | 79° | 15" | 141" |
| Avon, CO | 7° | 81° | 17" | 189" |
| Lewistown, MT | 12° | 82° | 18" | 112" |
| Hailey, ID | 10° | 84° | 14" | 102" |
| Hermantown, MN | 2° | 77° | 31" | 90" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Bondurant averaged 1.1° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.2°).
A smaller shift than in 72% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Bondurant compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Bondurant’s place among Wyoming’s.
Bondurant weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Bondurant’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Bondurant, WY. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 1° | 1.4" | 32.1" | 12 | 31 | 8° – 21° |
| February | 31° | 3° | 1.3" | 27.2" | 11 | 29 | 11° – 23° |
| March | 40° | 13° | 1.1" | 18.0" | 11 | 30 | 21° – 33° |
| April | 49° | 22° | 1.1" | 8.1" | 9 | 20 | 29° – 41° |
| May | 61° | 30° | 1.7" | 1.5" | 11 | 1 | 39° – 50° |
| June | 70° | 36° | 1.4" | 0.4" | 10 | 0 | 48° – 58° |
| July | 79° | 40° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 65° |
| August | 79° | 38° | 1.0" | 0.0" | 8 | 0 | 55° – 62° |
| September | 69° | 31° | 1.3" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 47° – 54° |
| October | 55° | 23° | 1.2" | 4.5" | 8 | 3 | 32° – 45° |
| November | 39° | 13° | 1.2" | 15.6" | 9 | 17 | 19° – 33° |
| December | 27° | 2° | 1.6" | 33.5" | 13 | 31 | 9° – 20° |
| Year | 52° | 21° | 15.2" | 141.1" | 115 | 161 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. July swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 51° to 65°. August is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Bondurant’s numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Bondurant’s center.
- Snow: Bondurant, WY (NOAA station in town).
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Bondurant, WY, 1.0 miles from the town’s center, 460 ft lower; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Bondurant’s climate
What is the weather like in Bondurant?
A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 1°, and about 141 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than all but 69 U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 94% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Bondurant in winter?
January nights average 1°. About 289 nights a year reach 32° or below and 66 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 8°.
How much snow does Bondurant get?
About 141 inches in a normal winter at Bondurant, WY, most of it in January and December, with snow on the ground about 161 days a year.
How hot does it get in Bondurant?
July, with a typical high of 79° and a low of 40°. About 2 days a year reach 90° (Bondurant, WY).
When is the first and last frost in Bondurant?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Bondurant, WY, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 289 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 49 days.
What growing zone is Bondurant in?
Zone 4a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −27°.
What is the best time of year to visit Bondurant?
No month meets the simple rule we use (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more). The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Bondurant getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.1° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 72% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Bondurant.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.