Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 28 min5:31 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 55 min7:44 am – 4:39 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 51°FColdest month December: highs 39°F, lows 10°F12 in of rain a year, on about 29 dayswettest month May27 in of snow a year, on about 13 days15 days above 90°F, 207 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Thermopolis 21wnw station, 13 mi away; rain from Thermopolis
Nearby landmarksGloin Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miGumbo Hillspeak · 3.8 miThompson Reservoir Number Tworeservoir · 4.1 miHarris Springspring · 5.3 miBoghole Springspring · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLegend Rockstate park · 7.5 miJ.D. Woodruff Cabinstate historic site · 11.7 miHot Springs State Parkstate park · 14.3 mi · 639 acresShoshone National Forestnational forest · 23.0 mi · 2,439,182 acresBoysen State Parkstate park · 26.6 mi · 53 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 6 Jun 197833 mi away, near East Thermopolis, WyomingMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 12 Nov 202240 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowHot Springs County, WY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateAvalanche Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality96% of days had good air in 2025342 of 355 days measured13 moderate daysMedian index 8, worst day 68main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Washakie County, WY, 40 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Thermopolisserves 2,775 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation5,014 ft1,528 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHot Springs Health Hospital15.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCentral Wyoming Regional Airport RIW49 miUS highwayUS 2013 miCoachThermopolisExpress Arrow15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 82427 ZIP area.
