Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Reliance features a cold semi-arid climate (BSk).Temperatures typically range between -8 °C (18 °F) and 23 °C (73 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -27 °C (-17 °F) or can rise to as high as 36 °C (98 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 301 mm (11.9 inches) and receives 69 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Reliance enjoys an average of 3507 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 11 minutes to 15 hours 8 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Reliance are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 18 to 23 °C (65 - 73 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -8 to -6 °C (18 - 21 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Reliance experiences 74 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 163 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 7°C (45°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 19°C (67°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 35°C (95°F) | 33°C (91°F) | 24°C (75°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 13°C (55°F) |
Mean maximum | 3°C (38°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 26°C (78°F) | 29°C (84°F) | 34°C (93°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 31°C (89°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (44°F) |
Average high | -4°C (26°F) | -2°C (30°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 30°C (86°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 12°C (55°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -1°C (30°F) |
Daily mean | -8°C (18°F) | -7°C (21°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 18°C (65°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 21°C (70°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 1°C (33°F) | -6°C (21°F) |
Average low | -12°C (10°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -6°C (22°F) | -1°C (30°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 10°C (51°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -4°C (24°F) | -11°C (12°F) |
Mean minimum | -23°C (-9°F) | -24°C (-10°F) | -19°C (-1°F) | -10°C (14°F) | -4°C (25°F) | 2°C (36°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 8°C (47°F) | 0°C (32°F) | -12°C (11°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -21°C (-6°F) |
Minimum | -27°C (-17°F) | -27°C (-17°F) | -23°C (-9°F) | -15°C (6°F) | -7°C (19°F) | -1°C (31°F) | 5°C (42°F) | 6°C (44°F) | -2°C (28°F) | -21°C (-5°F) | -19°C (-3°F) | -24°C (-10°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Reliance, Wyoming, United States with other places around the world.
Reliance usually has the most precipitation in March, April and May, with an average of 9 rainy days and 42 mm (1.6 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Reliance are June, July and August. On average, 12 mm (0.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24 (0.9) | 27 (1.1) | 38 (1.5) | 41 (1.6) | 46 (1.8) | 18 (0.7) | 9 (0.4) | 9 (0.4) | 21 (0.8) | 22 (0.9) | 25 (1.0) | 22 (0.8) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
The sunniest months in Reliance are June, July and August, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 19 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Reliance: January, February and December receive an average of 6 hours 46 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170 | 224 | 281 | 310 | 346 | 383 | 391 | 358 | 311 | 273 | 235 | 220 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 32m | 10h 36m | 11h 58m | 13h 22m | 14h 33m | 15h 8m | 14h 48m | 13h 45m | 12h 25m | 11h 1m | 9h 48m | 9h 11m |
Reliance experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Reliance UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |