Cheyenne weather by month & the best time to visit
🇺🇸 United States · alpine / mountain town · hot-summer continental climate
The best time to visit Cheyenne is September — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 90/100), with August and June close behind. Cheyenne averages about 2,982 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 24°C / 75°F and roughly 36 mm of rain in September.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,982
- Sunniest month
- September
- Peak score
- 90/100
- Rain / year
- 433 mm
- Snow / year
- ≈1.4 m
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Population
- 65k
- Elevation
- 1,868 m
When is the best time to visit Cheyenne?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Cheyenne is September, then August and June. The dullest month is January (0/100, 16 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Cheyenne?
Cheyenne gets a lot of sun: around 2,982 hours a year. 90 Sunshine Score points separate September (90) from January (0), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #90 of 580 destinations in United States for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,279 hours. The year's 433 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -8° / 18°F | 16 mm | 2 |
| February | 0 | 3° / 37°F | -8° / 18°F | 20 mm | 3 |
| March | 8 | 9° / 48°F | -4° / 25°F | 31 mm | 5 |
| April | 44 | 14° / 57°F | -1° / 30°F | 49 mm | 6 |
| May | 85 | 20° / 68°F | 4° / 39°F | 65 mm | 8 |
| June | 88 | 27° / 81°F | 11° / 52°F | 49 mm | 9 |
| July | 87 | 31° / 88°F | 15° / 59°F | 53 mm | 10 |
| August | 89 | 29° / 84°F | 13° / 55°F | 42 mm | 8 |
| September | 90 | 24° / 75°F | 8° / 46°F | 36 mm | 7 |
| October | 53 | 15° / 59°F | 1° / 34°F | 33 mm | 4 |
| November | 0 | 8° / 46°F | -4° / 25°F | 20 mm | 2 |
| December | 0 | 2° / 36°F | -8° / 18°F | 19 mm | 1 |
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Denver United States · 145 km · best in Sep · 3,169 h sun/yr
- Hayden United States · 216 km · best in Jun · 3,058 h sun/yr
- Eagle United States · 245 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Colorado Springs United States · 261 km · best in Jun · 3,289 h sun/yr
- Aspen United States · 277 km · best in Jun · 3,154 h sun/yr
- Rapid City United States · 352 km · best in Sep · 2,793 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Laramie United States · 74 km · 2,979 h sun/yr · best in Aug
- Scottsbluff United States · 129 km · 3,037 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Alliance United States · 194 km · 2,960 h sun/yr · best in Sep
- Chadron United States · 235 km · 2,956 h sun/yr · best in Sep
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