Casper has a hot-summer continental climate (Köppen Dfa), with Jul highs around 88°F and Jan lows near 15°F, and about 12 inches of rain and snow a year. The landscape: high plateau, dry, golden landscape. A typical home costs about $232k.
Explore Casper on the mapTempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 3°F milder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (13 in vs 12 in), spread through the year, unlike Casper's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons about the same, winter nights 4°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in summer, like Casper, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), which Casper lacks, not the plateau setting of Casper, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 3°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snow38% more rain and snow (17 in vs 12 in), spread through the year, unlike Casper's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
SceneryMixed greenery where Casper is dry, golden landscape, mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range), which Casper lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights about the same.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (14 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in summer, like Casper, snowy winters (2 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Rocky Mountains), which Casper lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F cooler, winter nights 2°F colder.
Rain & snow36% more rain and snow (17 in vs 12 in), falling mostly in summer, like Casper, long snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
TempsSummer afternoons 2°F hotter, winter nights 5°F colder.
Rain & snowSimilar yearly rain and snow (13 in vs 12 in), spread through the year, unlike Casper's summer rains, snowy winters (3 months below freezing).
ScenerySame dry, golden landscape from above, mountains in the distance (the Wasatch Range), which Casper lacks, both on a high plateau, both well inland.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37° | 15° | 0.4 |
| Feb | 39° | 17° | 0.6 |
| Mar | 48° | 24° | 0.9 |
| Apr | 57° | 32° | 1.4 |
| May | 68° | 41° | 2.3 |
| Jun | 79° | 50° | 1.4 |
| Jul | 88° | 56° | 1.2 |
| Aug | 87° | 55° | 1.0 |
| Sep | 75° | 44° | 1.1 |
| Oct | 61° | 34° | 1.1 |
| Nov | 46° | 25° | 0.7 |
| Dec | 37° | 17° | 0.5 |