Beatty, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Beatty's normal year runs from 26°F December nights to 99°F July afternoons, with 6.3 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 15.4°C, December lows of −3°C, July highs of 37°C, 159 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationBeatty (8 mi N)
- Station IDUSC00260718
- Location36.99°N 116.72°W
- Elevation3,550 ft (1,082 m)
- Population (census place)637
On October 23, the normal high in Beatty is 76°F and the normal low 42°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 6%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Beatty.
- Jan 57° 27°
- Feb 60° 30°
- Mar 68° 35°
- Apr 73° 40°
- May 83° 48°
- Jun 94° 55°
- Jul 99° 62°
- Aug 98° 60°
- Sep 91° 52°
- Oct 79° 44°
- Nov 66° 33°
- Dec 56° 26°
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 Beatty each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 99°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.00 in), the least in June (0.17 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57°F | 27°F | 41.9°F | 0.79 | 1.4 | 4 | <1 | 23 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 60°F | 30°F | 45.2°F | 1.00 | 0.1 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 68°F | 35°F | 51.1°F | 0.96 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 9 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 73°F | 40°F | 56.5°F | 0.38 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 83°F | 48°F | 65.7°F | 0.31 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 94°F | 55°F | 74.2°F | 0.17 | 0.0 | 1 | 20 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 99°F | 62°F | 80.8°F | 0.60 | 0.0 | 2 | 29 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 98°F | 60°F | 79.0°F | 0.30 | 0.0 | 1 | 29 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 91°F | 52°F | 71.7°F | 0.36 | 0.0 | 2 | 17 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 79°F | 44°F | 61.4°F | 0.23 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 66°F | 33°F | 49.2°F | 0.30 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 56°F | 26°F | 41.2°F | 0.86 | 0.4 | 2 | <1 | 24 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 77°F | 43°F | 59.8°F | 6.26 | 2.2 | 29 | 105 | 86 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14°C | −3°C | 5.5°C | 20 mm | 4 cm |
| February | 16°C | −1°C | 7.3°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| March | 20°C | 2°C | 10.6°C | 24 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 23°C | 4°C | 13.6°C | 10 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 29°C | 9°C | 18.7°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 34°C | 13°C | 23.4°C | 4 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 37°C | 17°C | 27.1°C | 15 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 37°C | 15°C | 26.1°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 33°C | 11°C | 22.1°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 26°C | 7°C | 16.3°C | 6 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 19°C | 0°C | 9.6°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 13°C | −3°C | 5.1°C | 22 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260718; 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 Beatty?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, November has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00260718.
When is the last frost in Beatty?
In Beatty, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 12 in half of years and after April 30 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 3 in half of years and before October 18 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
- April 121 year in 10 after April 30; 9 in 10 after March 28
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 31 year in 10 before October 18; 9 in 10 before November 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 204 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 231 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 27 in half of springs and before November 13 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Beatty in zone 8a in ZIP code 89003, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Beatty's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°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 USC00260718; 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 Beatty?
In a normal year in Beatty, 105 days a year reach 90°F (30 of them 100°F or more), 86 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 29 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 105a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 30a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 86a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 29a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1972) is 113°F, on July 19, 2003; the lowest is 2°F, on December 22, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1998, with 12.62 in; the snowiest season is 1978–79, with 11.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00260718; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00260718. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Beatty?
Over a year 92% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Beatty, 5.7 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (83%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.0 |
| February | 85% | 4.0 |
| March | 88% | 5.5 |
| April | 91% | 6.9 |
| May | 93% | 7.9 |
| June | 96% | 8.6 |
| July | 94% | 7.9 |
| August | 96% | 7.4 |
| September | 96% | 6.3 |
| October | 92% | 4.7 |
| November | 89% | 3.4 |
| December | 83% | 2.7 |
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 Beatty need?
A normal year in Beatty brings 3,430 heating degree days, 36% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,576 cooling degree days, 74% more than the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 4,506 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 715 | 0 |
| February | 554 | 0 |
| March | 431 | 0 |
| April | 263 | 10 |
| May | 81 | 103 |
| June | 11 | 289 |
| July | 0 | 491 |
| August | 0 | 433 |
| September | 12 | 212 |
| October | 149 | 39 |
| November | 475 | 1 |
| December | 739 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,430 | 1,576 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00260718. 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 Beatty's climate compare?
Beatty is warmer than 46 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 14. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 59.8°F is warmer than 74%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Beatty is BWk: cold 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 Beatty's climate
What is the coldest month in Beatty?
December, with a normal high of 56°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (99°F by day, 62°F at night).
Does it snow in Beatty?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.4 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Beatty?
February, with 1.00 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.17 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Beatty in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Beatty in zone 8a in ZIP code 89003, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Beatty's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Beatty?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 12; in one year in ten it comes after April 30. Waiting until April 30 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Amargosa Farms-Garey, NV32 miles from this station, 64.5°F a year
- Stovepipe Wells (1 mi SW), CA36 miles from this station, 77.0°F a year
- Death Valley National Park, CA38 miles from this station, 78.8°F a year
- Mercury Desert Rock Airport, NV46 miles from this station, 63.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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