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Riverton climate
Typical historical weather for Riverton, United States, averaged across 10 years of hourly climate data. Pick a date for a specific day.
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Annual average
11.7°C
across all months
Warmest month
24.3°C
Aug average high
Coolest month
3.1°C
Feb average low
Annual rainfall
1371mm
total per year
Riverton is typically hottest in August and coolest in February, a swing of about 21.2°C across the year. About 42% of annual rainfall falls in the three wettest months (December is typically wettest, July driest).
Monthly averages
Average daily high/low temperature (band) and monthly rainfall (bars).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Wet days | Humidity | Wind | Cloud | Solar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8°C · record 9.9°C–15.3°C | 3.6°C · record -10.2°C–0.9°C | 188mm | 19 | 84% | 2.7 m/s | 79% | 1.1 kWh/m² |
| Feb | 8.1°C · record 10.2°C–16.1°C | 3.1°C · record -9.9°C–1.6°C | 152mm | 19 | 82% | 2.8 m/s | 77% | 1.7 kWh/m² |
| Mar | 11.3°C · record 13.5°C–22°C | 4.8°C · record -0.8°C–3°C | 133mm | 18 | 77% | 2.6 m/s | 72% | 3 kWh/m² |
| Apr | 14.2°C · record 17.7°C–29.1°C | 6.8°C · record 0.9°C–6°C | 106mm | 16 | 73% | 2.5 m/s | 68% | 4.4 kWh/m² |
| May | 18°C · record 19.6°C–30°C | 10°C · record 4.3°C–8.7°C | 72mm | 12 | 73% | 2.2 m/s | 64% | 5.3 kWh/m² |
| Jun | 20.7°C · record 25°C–38.2°C | 12.5°C · record 7.7°C–9.8°C | 63mm | 10 | 72% | 2.2 m/s | 59% | 5.8 kWh/m² |
| Jul | 24.3°C · record 28.2°C–32.5°C | 14.8°C · record 11.1°C–13.4°C | 18mm | 4 | 69% | 1.9 m/s | 40% | 6.3 kWh/m² |
| Aug | 24.3°C · record 28.3°C–33.5°C | 15°C · record 9.5°C–12.4°C | 25mm | 6 | 71% | 2 m/s | 44% | 5.5 kWh/m² |
| Sep | 20.6°C · record 23.5°C–31.4°C | 12.7°C · record 6.3°C–10°C | 74mm | 10 | 76% | 2.2 m/s | 55% | 3.9 kWh/m² |
| Oct | 15.1°C · record 16.9°C–25.8°C | 8.5°C · record -1.4°C–5.4°C | 149mm | 15 | 82% | 2.5 m/s | 64% | 2.3 kWh/m² |
| Nov | 10.7°C · record 13.7°C–19.1°C | 5.9°C · record -2.7°C–3.8°C | 185mm | 19 | 84% | 2.9 m/s | 77% | 1.2 kWh/m² |
| Dec | 7.7°C · record 9.3°C–15.5°C | 3.8°C · record -6.8°C–1.5°C | 206mm | 20 | 86% | 2.9 m/s | 80% | 0.8 kWh/m² |
"Avg high"/"Avg low" is the mean daily high/low for that month, averaged across every year on file. The "record" figure alongside it is a different statistic — the single hottest (or coldest) hour ever recorded during that month across all years — so it can sit above or below the average and does not describe the average's year-to-year spread. A "wet day" is any day with at least 1.0mm of rain.
Year to year
Annual average temperature, 2016–2025.
Across these 10 years, the annual average has moved by about -0.1°C per decade. That’s a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
Annual rainfall has moved by about -210.16mm per decade over the same period.
2025 (the most recent year on file) averaged 11.9°C, above the 9-year baseline of 11.7°C by 0.81 standard deviations.
Typical extremes per year
Rainy days
167.3 days
≥1.0mm rain
Heavy rain days
11.3 days
≥20mm rain
Extreme heat days
0 days
daily high ≥40°C
Frost days
13.2 days
daily low ≤0°C
Averaged across 10 years on file. Thresholds match PastClimate's data pipeline definitions — see data & sources.
Records on file
Ranked across 10 years of data currently on file (2016–2025).
Hottest day
38.2°C
28 June 2021
2021 was 0.22 SD below the 9-year average that year
Coldest day
-10.2°C
13 January 2024
2024 was 0.07 SD below the 9-year average that year
Wettest day
74.5mm
20 December 2019
2019 was 0.93 SD below the 9-year average that year
Windiest day
7.5m/s
4 April 2022
2022 was 2.04 SD below the 9-year average that year
See the detail: Riverton on 20 December 2019.
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Frequently asked questions about Riverton's climate
What is the hottest month in Riverton?
August is typically the warmest month in Riverton, with an average high of 24.3°C. February is typically the coolest, averaging 3.1°C overnight.
How much does it rain in Riverton?
Riverton gets about 1371mm of rain a year on average, with roughly 42% of it falling in the three wettest months (December is typically the wettest, July the driest).
How many extremely hot or cold days does Riverton have?
On average, Riverton sees about 0 day(s) a year at or above 40°C and about 13.2 day(s) at or below 0°C, based on 10 years of data.
Is Riverton getting warmer?
Across the 10 years on file (2016–2025), the annual average temperature has moved by about -0.09°C per decade. That's a short window for a reliable long-term climate trend — treat it as indicative, not definitive.
What is the hottest day on record for Riverton?
The hottest day on file is 28 June 2021 at 38.2°C, out of 10 year(s) searched.
Data & provenance
↓ Download monthly CSVData source & coverage — ERA5 reanalysis, 2016–2025 (10 years)details
- Source
- ERA5 reanalysis, accessed via the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) Climate Data Store
- Data type
- Reanalysis — a physically consistent reconstruction combining a forecast model with historical observations, not a live station reading or a forecast
- Coverage
- 2016–2025 (10 years) for United States
- Location
- Riverton — 47.500°, -122.250°, ERA5 grid cell center, 3.8 km from requested point
- Time zone
- America/Los_Angeles
- What's shown here
- Monthly and annual averages, and dated extreme-value records, derived from an hourly base record.
- Spatial resolution
- 0.25° (~25 km) distributed grid — ERA5's native model resolution is finer; this is the publicly distributed regridded product
- Version / refreshed
- Methodology v2026.07 · data last refreshed December 31, 2025
- Limitations
- A model reconstruction, not a station observation — hyper-local extremes (a single storm cell, an urban heat pocket) can differ from a nearby gauge. See the full methodology.
- Attribution
- Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information
Cite this data
PastClimate (2026-07-19). Historical climate data for Riverton, United States (47.50°N, 122.25°W), derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023, Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved from https://www.pastclimate.com/
PastClimate. (2026). Historical climate data for Riverton, United States [Data set]. Derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service). Retrieved July 19, 2026, from https://www.pastclimate.com/
"Historical Climate Data for Riverton, United States." PastClimate, derived from ERA5 (Copernicus Climate Change Service), July 19, 2026, www.pastclimate.com.
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note = {Derived from ERA5 (Hersbach et al., 2023), Copernicus Climate Change Service. Accessed 2026-07-19},
url = {https://www.pastclimate.com/}
}Notice something wrong with this data? Report a data issue.