Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Cathedral Gorge State Park's normal year runs from 17°F December nights to 93°F July afternoons, with 11.2 inches of precipitation and 12 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 11.1°C, December lows of −8°C, July highs of 34°C, 284 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationCathedral Gorge State Park
- Station IDUSC00261590
- Location37.80°N 114.41°W
- Elevation4,830 ft (1,472 m)
On October 14, the normal high in Cathedral Gorge State Park is 72°F and the normal low 34°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Cathedral Gorge State Park.
- Jan 47° 20°
- Feb 51° 22°
- Mar 60° 27°
- Apr 67° 33°
- May 76° 40°
- Jun 87° 48°
- Jul 93° 56°
- Aug 91° 54°
- Sep 84° 45°
- Oct 71° 34°
- Nov 58° 23°
- Dec 46° 17°
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 Cathedral Gorge State Park each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 93°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 17°F. The most precipitation falls in October (1.59 in), the least in June (0.33 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F | 20°F | 33.1°F | 1.28 | 2.9 | 5 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 51°F | 22°F | 36.5°F | 1.18 | 2.5 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 60°F | 27°F | 43.4°F | 1.02 | 1.8 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 33°F | 49.6°F | 0.86 | 0.2 | 4 | <1 | 16 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 76°F | 40°F | 57.9°F | 0.73 | 0.3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 87°F | 48°F | 67.6°F | 0.33 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 93°F | 56°F | 74.6°F | 1.24 | 0.0 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 91°F | 54°F | 72.8°F | 1.00 | 0.0 | 5 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 84°F | 45°F | 64.2°F | 0.65 | 0.0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 34°F | 52.5°F | 1.59 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 15 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 58°F | 23°F | 40.6°F | 0.40 | 0.8 | 3 | <1 | 27 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 46°F | 17°F | 31.6°F | 0.91 | 3.6 | 5 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 69°F | 35°F | 52.0°F | 11.19 | 12.1 | 53 | 68 | 177 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8°C | −7°C | 0.6°C | 33 mm | 7 cm |
| February | 11°C | −6°C | 2.5°C | 30 mm | 6 cm |
| March | 15°C | −3°C | 6.3°C | 26 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 19°C | 0°C | 9.8°C | 22 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 24°C | 4°C | 14.4°C | 19 mm | 1 cm |
| June | 30°C | 9°C | 19.8°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 14°C | 23.7°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 12°C | 22.7°C | 25 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 7°C | 17.9°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 1°C | 11.4°C | 40 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | −5°C | 4.8°C | 10 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 8°C | −8°C | −0.2°C | 23 mm | 9 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00261590; 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 Cathedral Gorge State Park?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00261590.
When is the last frost at Cathedral Gorge State Park?
In Cathedral Gorge State Park, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after May 15 in half of years and after June 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 4 in half of years and before September 22 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 151 year in 10 after June 3; 9 in 10 after April 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 41 year in 10 before September 22; 9 in 10 before October 18
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 142 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 167 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 28 in half of springs and before October 15 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Cathedral Gorge State Park in zone 7a in ZIP code 89042, 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 USC00261590; 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 Cathedral Gorge State Park?
In a normal year in Cathedral Gorge State Park, 68 days a year reach 90°F (8 of them 100°F or more), 177 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 53 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 68a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 8a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 177a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 53a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 4a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00261590.
How sunny is it at Cathedral Gorge State Park?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Cathedral Gorge State Park, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (94%) and December the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 2.9 |
| February | 80% | 3.8 |
| March | 84% | 5.2 |
| April | 86% | 6.6 |
| May | 89% | 7.7 |
| June | 94% | 8.5 |
| July | 90% | 7.7 |
| August | 92% | 7.1 |
| September | 93% | 6.1 |
| October | 89% | 4.5 |
| November | 86% | 3.2 |
| December | 79% | 2.5 |
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 Cathedral Gorge State Park record?
A normal year at Cathedral Gorge State Park brings 5,463 heating degree days, 2% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 757 cooling degree days, 17% fewer than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,928 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 991 | 0 |
| February | 799 | 0 |
| March | 670 | 0 |
| April | 462 | 0 |
| May | 240 | 20 |
| June | 49 | 127 |
| July | 2 | 299 |
| August | 4 | 245 |
| September | 89 | 65 |
| October | 390 | 1 |
| November | 734 | 0 |
| December | 1,035 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 5,463 | 757 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00261590. 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.
Have recent years at Cathedral Gorge State Park been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 53.9°F, 1.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 52.0°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 53.6°F | +1.6°F | 7.08 | 22.7 |
| 2022 | 52.8°F | +0.8°F | 8.65 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 51.0°F | −1.0°F | 13.35 | 10.7 |
| 2024 | 54.0°F | +2.0°F | 6.99 | 16.9 |
| 2025 | 53.9°F | +1.9°F | 8.58 | 2.3 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00261590. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Cathedral Gorge State Park's climate compare?
Cathedral Gorge State Park is warmer than 28 of the 55 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 42. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 52.0°F is warmer than 49%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Cathedral Gorge State Park is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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.
Which places near Cathedral Gorge State Park share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Panaca, NV1,272 people · 1 mi S
- Bennett Springs, NV99 people · 7 mi SW
- Dry Valley, NV0 people · 8 mi NE
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Cathedral Gorge State Park's climate
What is the coldest month at Cathedral Gorge State Park?
December, with a normal high of 46°F and a normal low of 17°F. The warmest is July (93°F by day, 56°F at night).
Does it snow at Cathedral Gorge State Park?
Yes: 12 inches in a normal year, falling on 8 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (3.6 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Cathedral Gorge State Park?
October, with 1.59 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.33 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Cathedral Gorge State Park in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Cathedral Gorge State Park in zone 7a in ZIP code 89042, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Cathedral Gorge State Park?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after May 15; in one year in ten it comes after June 3. Waiting until June 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pioche, NV9 miles from this station, 51.5°F a year
- Caliente, NV15 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Spring Valley State Park, NV21 miles from this station, 45.1°F a year
- Modena, UT26 miles from this station, 50.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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