Baker, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Baker's normal year runs from 20°F December nights to 85°F July afternoons, with 12.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.2°C, December lows of −7°C, July highs of 30°C, 325 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBaker (5 mi W)
- Station IDUSW00053138
- Location39.01°N 114.21°W
- Elevation6,617 ft (2,017 m)
- Population (census place)16
On October 23, the normal high in Baker is 57°F and the normal low 36°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Baker.
- Jan 39° 21°
- Feb 40° 22°
- Mar 49° 29°
- Apr 55° 34°
- May 65° 41°
- Jun 77° 52°
- Jul 85° 60°
- Aug 83° 59°
- Sep 73° 51°
- Oct 60° 38°
- Nov 46° 28°
- Dec 39° 20°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Baker each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 85°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 20°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.50 in), the least in June (0.53 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F | 21°F | 29.9°F | 1.48 | 9 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 22°F | 31.0°F | 1.50 | 10 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 49°F | 29°F | 38.8°F | 1.35 | 9 | <1 | 22 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 55°F | 34°F | 44.6°F | 1.39 | 9 | <1 | 15 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 65°F | 41°F | 53.2°F | 0.93 | 9 | <1 | 4 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 77°F | 52°F | 64.5°F | 0.53 | 4 | 2 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 85°F | 60°F | 72.8°F | 1.10 | 8 | 8 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 83°F | 59°F | 71.2°F | 0.70 | 7 | 3 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 73°F | 51°F | 61.8°F | 0.85 | 5 | <1 | 1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 60°F | 38°F | 49.0°F | 0.98 | 5 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 46°F | 28°F | 37.1°F | 0.89 | 5 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 39°F | 20°F | 29.3°F | 1.11 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 38°F | 48.6°F | 12.81 | 86 | 13 | 152 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 4°C | −6°C | −1.2°C | 38 mm |
| February | 4°C | −5°C | −0.6°C | 38 mm |
| March | 9°C | −2°C | 3.8°C | 34 mm |
| April | 13°C | 1°C | 7.0°C | 35 mm |
| May | 18°C | 5°C | 11.8°C | 24 mm |
| June | 25°C | 11°C | 18.1°C | 13 mm |
| July | 30°C | 16°C | 22.7°C | 28 mm |
| August | 29°C | 15°C | 21.8°C | 18 mm |
| September | 23°C | 10°C | 16.6°C | 22 mm |
| October | 15°C | 3°C | 9.4°C | 25 mm |
| November | 8°C | −2°C | 2.8°C | 23 mm |
| December | 4°C | −7°C | −1.5°C | 28 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Great Basin National Park (1 miles away), gets 67 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053138; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Baker?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USW00053138.
When is the last frost in Baker?
In Baker, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 12 in half of years and after June 4 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 14 in half of years and before October 1 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
- May 121 year in 10 after June 4; 9 in 10 after April 26
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 141 year in 10 before October 1; 9 in 10 before October 29
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 154 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 181 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 26 in half of springs and before October 24 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Baker in zone 6b in ZIP code 89311, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Baker's NOAA station is in zone 6b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (16 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USW00053138; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 in Baker?
In a normal year in Baker, 13 days a year reach 90°F, 152 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 86 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 13a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 152a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 28high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 86a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USW00053138.
How sunny is Baker?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Baker, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.5 |
| February | 77% | 3.5 |
| March | 77% | 4.7 |
| April | 77% | 5.8 |
| May | 79% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.9 |
| July | 84% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.6 |
| October | 84% | 4.1 |
| November | 80% | 2.8 |
| December | 73% | 2.1 |
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 much heating and cooling does Baker need?
A normal year in Baker brings 6,557 heating degree days, 22% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 607 cooling degree days, 33% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,489 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,090 | 0 |
| February | 952 | 0 |
| March | 814 | 0 |
| April | 612 | 0 |
| May | 376 | 11 |
| June | 106 | 91 |
| July | 4 | 246 |
| August | 12 | 204 |
| September | 150 | 53 |
| October | 498 | 2 |
| November | 838 | 0 |
| December | 1,105 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,557 | 607 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USW00053138. 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.
Has Baker been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 51.8°F, 3.2°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 48.6°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.4°F | +1.8°F | 12.09 |
| 2022 | 48.8°F | +0.2°F | 10.30 |
| 2023 | 47.6°F | −1.0°F | 14.39 |
| 2024 | 51.1°F | +2.5°F | 9.64 |
| 2025 | 51.8°F | +3.2°F | 8.08 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USW00053138. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Baker's climate compare?
Baker is warmer than 14 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 46. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 48.6°F is warmer than 34%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Baker is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. 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 Baker's climate
What is the coldest month in Baker?
December, with a normal high of 39°F and a normal low of 20°F. The warmest is July (85°F by day, 60°F at night).
Does it snow in Baker?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Baker's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Great Basin National Park (1 miles away), records 67 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Baker?
February, with 1.50 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.53 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Baker in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Baker in zone 6b in ZIP code 89311, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Baker's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −3°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 6b.
How late can frost come in Baker?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 12; in one year in ten it comes after June 4. Waiting until June 4 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Great Basin National Park, NV1 miles from this station, 47.7°F a year
- Shoshone (5 mi N), NV12 miles from this station, 48.2°F a year
- Eskdale, UT16 miles from this station, 51.5°F a year
- Ely, NV39 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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