Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:26 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:20 am – 4:33 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 88°F, lows 52°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 15°F16 in of rain a year, on about 42 dayswettest month May47 in of snow a year, on about 30 days26 days above 90°F, 196 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Archer station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksLaramie County Community Collegecollege · 5.1 miWyoming Hereford Ranch Reservoir Number Tworeservoir · 3.6 miWyoming Hereford Ranch Reservoir Number Onereservoir · 3.7 miLake Minnehahalake · 7.3 miSloan Lakelake · 9.1 miFrancis E Warren Air Force Base Visitor Centervisitor center · 9.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSun Valley Parkpark · 4.8 miSun Valley Open Spacepark · 4.9 miHistoric Governor's Mansionstate historic site · 7.8 miCheyenne National Cemeteryhistoric site · 13.2 miPawnee National Grasslandnational grassland · 23.3 mi · 192,945 acresCurt Gowdy State Parkstate park · 28.6 mi · 2,519 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.2 on 1 Jun 201443 mi away, near Kersey, ColoradoMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 6 Nov 201644 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowLaramie County, WY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighIce storm Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025274 of 365 days measured90 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 45, worst day 108main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Laramie County monitors, WY
Drinking waterCheyenne Board of Public Utilitiesserves 64,165 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation5,976 ft1,821 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center7.0 miPost officeCheyenne Post Office7.7 miTown hallCheyenne City Hall8.1 miPoliceCheyenne Police Department7.9 miFire stationLaramie County Fire District 1 Station 34.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeLaramie County Community College5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field CYS8.3 miMajor airportDenver International Airport DEN85 miInterstateI-803.6 miUS highwayUS 305.2 miAmtrakFort Morgan, CO FMG74 miCoachCheyenneExpress Arrow8.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82006 ZIP area.
