Alan Bible Visitor Center, Nevada climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Alan Bible Visitor Center's normal year runs from 40°F December nights to 107°F July afternoons, with 6.5 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 22.1°C, December lows of 4°C, July highs of 42°C, 166 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationAlan Bible Visitor Center
- Station IDUSC00260125
- Location36.01°N 114.80°W
- Elevation1,641 ft (500 m)
On October 8, the normal high in Alan Bible Visitor Center is 87°F and the normal low 62°F.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Alan Bible Visitor Center.
- Jan 60° 41°
- Feb 64° 45°
- Mar 73° 52°
- Apr 81° 59°
- May 91° 66°
- Jun 103° 77°
- Jul 107° 84°
- Aug 105° 82°
- Sep 98° 73°
- Oct 84° 59°
- Nov 69° 50°
- Dec 60° 40°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Alan Bible Visitor Center each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 107°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 40°F. The most precipitation falls in March (1.00 in), the least in June (0.08 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60°F | 41°F | 50.2°F | 0.78 | – | <1 | 2 | 10 h |
| February | 64°F | 45°F | 54.5°F | 0.93 | – | <1 | 1 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 73°F | 52°F | 62.3°F | 1.00 | – | 1 | 1 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 81°F | 59°F | 69.6°F | 0.29 | – | 5 | <1 | 13 h |
| May | 91°F | 66°F | 78.6°F | 0.18 | – | 17 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 103°F | 77°F | 90.0°F | 0.08 | – | 29 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 107°F | 84°F | 95.7°F | 0.64 | – | 31 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 105°F | 82°F | 93.3°F | 0.48 | – | 31 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 98°F | 73°F | 85.4°F | 0.36 | – | 26 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 84°F | 59°F | 71.5°F | 0.49 | – | 7 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 69°F | 50°F | 59.3°F | 0.42 | – | <1 | <1 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 60°F | 40°F | 49.6°F | 0.88 | – | <1 | 2 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 83°F | 61°F | 71.7°F | 6.53 | – | 147 | 5 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 5°C | 10.1°C | 20 mm |
| February | 18°C | 7°C | 12.5°C | 24 mm |
| March | 23°C | 11°C | 16.8°C | 25 mm |
| April | 27°C | 15°C | 20.9°C | 7 mm |
| May | 33°C | 19°C | 25.9°C | 5 mm |
| June | 39°C | 25°C | 32.2°C | 2 mm |
| July | 42°C | 29°C | 35.4°C | 16 mm |
| August | 41°C | 28°C | 34.1°C | 12 mm |
| September | 37°C | 23°C | 29.7°C | 9 mm |
| October | 29°C | 15°C | 21.9°C | 12 mm |
| November | 21°C | 10°C | 15.2°C | 11 mm |
| December | 15°C | 4°C | 9.8°C | 22 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260125; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, October and November.
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260125.
When is the last frost at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
In Alan Bible Visitor Center, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after January 21 in half of years and after March 5 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before December 17 in half of years and before December 2 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- January 211 year in 10 after March 5; 9 in 10 after December 29
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- December 171 year in 10 before December 2; 9 in 10 before January 3
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 328 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 360 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after January 10 in half of springs and before December 30 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Alan Bible Visitor Center in zone 9b in ZIP code 89005, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00260125; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
In a normal year in Alan Bible Visitor Center, 147 days a year reach 90°F (100 of them 100°F or more) and 5 nights fall to 32°F or colder.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 147a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 100a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 5a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00260125.
How sunny is it at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Alan Bible Visitor Center, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.0 |
| February | 84% | 4.0 |
| March | 88% | 5.5 |
| April | 90% | 6.9 |
| May | 93% | 7.9 |
| June | 96% | 8.6 |
| July | 92% | 7.7 |
| August | 94% | 7.1 |
| September | 95% | 6.2 |
| October | 91% | 4.7 |
| November | 89% | 3.4 |
| December | 82% | 2.6 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Alan Bible Visitor Center record?
A normal year at Alan Bible Visitor Center brings 1,616 heating degree days, 70% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 4,083 cooling degree days, 4.5 times the median (908). Two months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 8,112 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 459 | 0 |
| February | 294 | 2 |
| March | 138 | 54 |
| April | 32 | 170 |
| May | 3 | 425 |
| June | 0 | 748 |
| July | 0 | 951 |
| August | 0 | 877 |
| September | 0 | 612 |
| October | 22 | 224 |
| November | 192 | 21 |
| December | 477 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 1,616 | 4,083 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260125. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
How does Alan Bible Visitor Center's climate compare?
Alan Bible Visitor Center is warmer than 54 of the 55 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 71.7°F is warmer than 96%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Alan Bible Visitor Center is BWh: hot desert. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Questions about Alan Bible Visitor Center's climate
What is the coldest month at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
December, with a normal high of 60°F and a normal low of 40°F. The warmest is July (107°F by day, 84°F at night).
What is the rainiest month at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
March, with 1.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.08 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Alan Bible Visitor Center in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Alan Bible Visitor Center in zone 9b in ZIP code 89005, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Alan Bible Visitor Center?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after January 21; in one year in ten it comes after March 5. Waiting until March 5 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Callville Bay, NV10 miles from this station, 71.7°F a year
- Willow Beach, AZ12 miles from this station, 74.4°F a year
- Las Vegas, NV21 miles from this station, 70.1°F a year
- Enterprise, NV22 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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