Salt River Hydroelectric Powerplant · Photo: Clyde Charles Brown · CC BY-SA 4.0Nordic gets about 88 inches of snow a winter, more than 96% of U.S. towns
Sunny July days climb to about 82°. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on 90% of U.S. towns. Decade by decade the climate has edged up, 1.3° above 1901–2000. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from October to May, which average under 50°.
A year in Nordic at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Nordic’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Nordic’s place in Wyoming beside it.
What a year in Nordic 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 238 nights a year fall to 32° or below, and 35 to 0° or below. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Bedford 3 Se, WY, 15 miles from the town’s center, 260 ft higher.
The 2023 USDA map puts Nordic’s center in zone 5a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −18°. 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 88 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Afton, WY, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 19 inches a year; May is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 111 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Nordic
Nearly all of the work is heating: a normal year has almost no cooling days. Months averaging under 55° run from September through May.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Bedford 3 Se, WY.
Living with Nordic’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 5a, and frost can come in any month. The longest frost-free stretch in half of years is about 67 days.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June, July and August. 8.7 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Nordic from natural hazards, avalanches are the largest share (75%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 1%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Nordic and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Nordic yet.
Climates most like Nordic’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nordic, WY | 10° | 82° | 19" | 88" |
| Bozeman, MT | 13° | 83° | 17" | 91" |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 16° | 84° | 18" | 90" |
| Woodmoor, CO | 14° | 82° | 21" | 121" |
| Hailey, ID | 10° | 84° | 14" | 102" |
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 Nordic averaged 1.3° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.1°).
A smaller shift than in 55% 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 Nordic compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Nordic’s place among Wyoming’s.
Nordic weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Nordic’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Afton, WY. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 29° | 10° | 2.0" | 21.8" | 12 | 31 | 12° – 27° |
| February | 33° | 12° | 1.6" | 15.0" | 11 | 27 | 18° – 30° |
| March | 43° | 20° | 1.5" | 12.2" | 9 | 23 | 25° – 38° |
| April | 52° | 27° | 1.7" | 5.0" | 10 | 6 | 32° – 45° |
| May | 63° | 35° | 2.2" | 0.8" | 11 | 1 | 43° – 53° |
| June | 72° | 40° | 1.6" | 0.2" | 8 | 0 | 52° – 62° |
| July | 82° | 46° | 0.9" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 54° – 69° |
| August | 81° | 45° | 1.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 58° – 66° |
| September | 71° | 37° | 1.3" | 0.2" | 7 | 0 | 51° – 58° |
| October | 57° | 29° | 1.5" | 3.7" | 9 | 2 | 35° – 49° |
| November | 41° | 19° | 1.7" | 11.4" | 10 | 11 | 21° – 37° |
| December | 29° | 10° | 2.1" | 17.5" | 13 | 29 | 15° – 26° |
| Year | 54° | 27° | 19.3" | 87.8" | 111 | 130 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 21° to 37°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Nordic’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 Nordic’s center.
- Snow: Afton, WY.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Bedford 3 Se, WY, 15 miles from the town’s center, 260 ft higher; 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 Nordic’s climate
What is the weather like in Nordic?
A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 88 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 94% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 83% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Nordic in winter?
January nights average 10°. About 238 nights a year reach 32° or below and 35 reach 0° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 12°.
How much snow does Nordic get?
About 88 inches in a normal winter at Afton, WY, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 130 days a year.
How hot does it get in Nordic?
July, with a typical high of 82° and a low of 46°. About 2 days a year reach 90° (Bedford 3 Se, WY).
When is the first and last frost in Nordic?
There is no reliable frost-free season: at Bedford 3 Se, WY, every month has nights at 32° or below, about 238 a year. In half of years the longest stretch without a freeze is about 67 days.
What growing zone is Nordic in?
Zone 5a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −18°.
What is the best time of year to visit Nordic?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June, July and August. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Nordic getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.3° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A smaller shift than 55% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Nordic.
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.