Dagget Pass, Nevada climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Dagget Pass's normal year runs from 23°F December nights to 75°F July afternoons, with 21.8 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 6.3°C, December lows of −5°C, July highs of 24°C, 554 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationDagget Pass
- Station IDUSC00262119
- Location38.98°N 119.89°W
- Elevation7,334 ft (2,235 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Dagget Pass is 52°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 Dagget Pass.
- Jan 36° 23°
- Feb 37° 23°
- Mar 42° 26°
- Apr 48° 29°
- May 56° 35°
- Jun 67° 42°
- Jul 75° 49°
- Aug 74° 49°
- Sep 67° 44°
- Oct 55° 36°
- Nov 43° 28°
- Dec 35° 23°
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 Dagget Pass each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 75°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 23°F. The most precipitation falls in December (4.01 in), the least in July (0.17 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F | 23°F | 29.4°F | 3.78 | 9 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 37°F | 23°F | 30.0°F | 3.45 | 9 | <1 | 26 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 42°F | 26°F | 33.7°F | 3.61 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 48°F | 29°F | 38.3°F | 1.25 | 5 | <1 | 22 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 56°F | 35°F | 45.6°F | 1.40 | 5 | <1 | 12 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 67°F | 42°F | 54.5°F | 0.60 | 2 | <1 | 3 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 75°F | 49°F | 62.0°F | 0.17 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 74°F | 49°F | 61.2°F | 0.40 | 1 | <1 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 67°F | 44°F | 55.3°F | 0.32 | 2 | <1 | 3 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 55°F | 36°F | 45.3°F | 1.02 | 4 | <1 | 11 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 43°F | 28°F | 35.7°F | 1.79 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 35°F | 23°F | 28.6°F | 4.01 | 8 | <1 | 30 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 53°F | 34°F | 43.3°F | 21.80 | 57 | <1 | 186 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2°C | −5°C | −1.4°C | 96 mm |
| February | 3°C | −5°C | −1.1°C | 88 mm |
| March | 5°C | −4°C | 0.9°C | 92 mm |
| April | 9°C | −2°C | 3.5°C | 32 mm |
| May | 13°C | 2°C | 7.6°C | 36 mm |
| June | 19°C | 6°C | 12.5°C | 15 mm |
| July | 24°C | 10°C | 16.7°C | 4 mm |
| August | 23°C | 9°C | 16.2°C | 10 mm |
| September | 19°C | 6°C | 12.9°C | 8 mm |
| October | 13°C | 2°C | 7.4°C | 26 mm |
| November | 6°C | −2°C | 2.1°C | 45 mm |
| December | 2°C | −5°C | −1.9°C | 102 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Minden (6 miles away), gets 22 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00262119; 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 Dagget Pass?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, July has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00262119.
When is the last frost at Dagget Pass?
In Dagget Pass, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 7 in half of years and after June 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 28 in half of years and before September 10 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
- June 71 year in 10 after June 24; 9 in 10 after May 21
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 281 year in 10 before September 10; 9 in 10 before October 16
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 113 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 140 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 25 in half of springs and before October 12 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Dagget Pass in zone 7a in ZIP code 89449, 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 USC00262119; 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 Dagget Pass?
In a normal year in Dagget Pass, a 90°F day is rare, 186 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 57 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 186a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 35high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 57a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00262119.
How sunny is it at Dagget Pass?
Over a year 84% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Dagget Pass, 5.3 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (93%) and March the cloudiest (74%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.6 |
| February | 74% | 3.5 |
| March | 74% | 4.6 |
| April | 78% | 6.0 |
| May | 82% | 7.1 |
| June | 91% | 8.3 |
| July | 91% | 8.0 |
| August | 93% | 7.3 |
| September | 92% | 6.0 |
| October | 88% | 4.5 |
| November | 81% | 3.0 |
| December | 74% | 2.3 |
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 Dagget Pass record?
A normal year at Dagget Pass brings 7,935 heating degree days, 48% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 47 cooling degree days, 95% fewer than the median (908). Nine months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 1,177 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,104 | 0 |
| February | 980 | 0 |
| March | 970 | 0 |
| April | 801 | 0 |
| May | 601 | 0 |
| June | 321 | 4 |
| July | 119 | 25 |
| August | 132 | 16 |
| September | 291 | 2 |
| October | 609 | 0 |
| November | 879 | 0 |
| December | 1,127 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 7,935 | 47 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00262119. 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 Dagget Pass's climate compare?
Dagget Pass is warmer than 2 of the 55 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 50. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 43.3°F is warmer than 13%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Dagget Pass is Dsb: continental, dry-summer, warm 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.
Which places near Dagget Pass share this climate record?
2 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.
- Meyers, CA1,914 people · 12 mi SW
- Kirkwood, CA406 people · 22 mi SW
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 Dagget Pass's climate
What is the coldest month at Dagget Pass?
December, with a normal high of 35°F and a normal low of 23°F. The warmest is July (75°F by day, 49°F at night).
Does it snow at Dagget Pass?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for the station; the nearest record that keeps one, Minden (6 miles away), records 22 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month at Dagget Pass?
December, with 4.01 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.17 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Dagget Pass in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Dagget Pass in zone 7a in ZIP code 89449, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Dagget Pass?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 7; in one year in ten it comes after June 24. Waiting until June 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Minden, NV6 miles from this station, 50.1°F a year
- Glenbrook, NV7 miles from this station, 46.0°F a year
- South Lake Tahoe, CA8 miles from this station, 44.2°F a year
- Carson, NV12 miles from this station, 51.7°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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