Table Rock is among the driest of U.S. towns: 8 inches of precipitation a year
Midsummer highs settle at about 84°. Its January nights bite harder than in 93% of U.S. towns. The latest 30-year average runs 1.7° warmer than 1901–2000’s, with March up the most. The heating season runs October to May: each of those months averages under 50°.
A year in Table Rock at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Table Rock’s climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Table Rock’s place in Wyoming beside it.
What a year in Table Rock feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 106 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by June 1 and the first by September 16. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Bitter Creek 4 Ne, WY, 6 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Table Rock’s center in zone 4b: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about −22°. 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 51 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Wamsutter, WY, falls mostly in December. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 8 inches a year; May is the wettest month and January the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 61 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Table Rock
97% of the work is heating, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner. Months averaging under 55° run from October 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 Bitter Creek 4 Ne, WY.
Living with Table Rock’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
106 frost-free days in zone 4b. The last frost comes by Jun 1 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Sep 16.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: June and August. 5.8 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Table Rock from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (63%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 8%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Table Rock and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Table Rock yet.
Climates most like Table Rock’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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Table Rock, WY | 10° | 84° | 8" | 51" |
| Salida, CO | 10° | 85° | 8" | 37" |
| Rigby, ID | 12° | 85° | 12" | 66" |
| Helena Valley West Central, MT | 15° | 85° | 11" | 37" |
| Taos, NM | 11° | 84° | 13" | 28" |
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 Table Rock averaged 1.7° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in March (+3.8°).
A bigger shift than in 69% 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 Table Rock compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Table Rock’s place among Wyoming’s.
Table Rock weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Table Rock’s center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Wamsutter, WY. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 10° | 0.4" | 7.8" | 5 | 22 | 12° – 28° |
| February | 34° | 12° | 0.4" | 7.6" | 5 | 17 | 13° – 31° |
| March | 44° | 21° | 0.6" | 7.2" | 5 | 6 | 27° – 39° |
| April | 53° | 27° | 0.9" | 6.1" | 7 | 3 | 34° – 45° |
| May | 64° | 35° | 1.4" | 2.5" | 7 | 0 | 44° – 54° |
| June | 76° | 43° | 0.8" | 0.1" | 5 | 0 | 54° – 64° |
| July | 84° | 51° | 0.6" | 0.0" | 4 | 0 | 59° – 72° |
| August | 82° | 49° | 0.7" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 60° – 70° |
| September | 71° | 40° | 0.9" | 0.7" | 5 | 0 | 52° – 59° |
| October | 56° | 29° | 0.8" | 3.0" | 4 | 2 | 35° – 49° |
| November | 41° | 19° | 0.5" | 7.0" | 5 | 6 | 18° – 37° |
| December | 31° | 10° | 0.4" | 8.8" | 5 | 19 | 13° – 27° |
| Year | 56° | 29° | 8.4" | 50.8" | 61 | 74 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 18° to 37°. September is the most reliable, staying within 7°.
Where Table Rock’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 Table Rock’s center.
- Snow: Wamsutter, WY.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Bitter Creek 4 Ne, WY, 6 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; 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 Table Rock’s climate
What is the weather like in Table Rock?
A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 10°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Colder January nights than 93% of U.S. towns; cooler July afternoons than 58% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Table Rock in winter?
December nights average 10°. About 207 nights a year reach 32° or below and 22 reach 0° or below. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 13°.
How much snow does Table Rock get?
About 51 inches in a normal winter at Wamsutter, WY, most of it in December, with snow on the ground about 74 days a year.
How hot does it get in Table Rock?
July, with a typical high of 84° and a low of 51°. About 14 days a year reach 90° (Bitter Creek 4 Ne, WY).
When is the first and last frost in Table Rock?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by June 1 and the first fall frost by September 16, about 106 frost-free days, at Bitter Creek 4 Ne, WY.
What growing zone is Table Rock in?
Zone 4b on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about −22°.
What is the best time of year to visit Table Rock?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), June and August. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Table Rock getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.7° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 69% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Table Rock.
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.