Elko Rgnl, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Elko Rgnl's primary NOAA station, ELKO RGNL AP.
The climate verdict for Elko Rgnl
Dryness leads the climate profile for Elko Rgnl, Nevada, with 10.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 48°F. At 39/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 4% of scores.
- 48°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 39/100
- comfort score, above 4% of station-mapped location scores
- 10.0"
- annual precipitation · 41" snow
- 112 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Elko Rgnl: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USW00024121 · Elko Rgnl, NV 48°F mean · 10.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 48°F
- RANK-COOL #2,127
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ W Hampstead
- PRCP-ARID 10.0"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-LOW 39/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,744 HDD
- STN-1 USW00024121
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: W Hampstead, NH (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NV station list.
- Elko Rgnl (this station) 48°F
- Cold Endicott, NY 48°F
- Hot Chugwater, WY 48°F
- Near W Hampstead, NH 48°F
- Near Great Basin Nat…, NV 48°F
Climate Living Index · Elko Rgnl
Elko Rgnl: 14/100 · grade F
Elko Rgnl publishes all six Living Index dimensions from NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals · NOAA hourly normals.
PlainClimate-derived for Elko Rgnl, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 39/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 47.8°F · 19.7° from 67.5°F | 31/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 41.2 inches/year | 27/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 10.0 in · 25.0 from 35 in | 12/100 · F |
| Summer moisture balance | 33.8°F mean dew point | 9/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 112 days/year | 3/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 237 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Elko Rgnl · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Elko Rgnl's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 71.9°F
- Coldest month
- 26.7°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Elko Rgnl sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Elko Rgnl's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 31st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 94%
- Elko Rgnl's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 60th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Elko Rgnl compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Elko Rgnl's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
39 4th percentile score exceeds 4% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). This entry sits in this band.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Elko Rgnl's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 112 complete annual observations from 1893 to 2025, ELKO RGNL AP warmed at a fitted rate of 0.15°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Elko Rgnl primary station fitted change +0.15 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.2" | 10.4" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.9" | 6.8" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (12°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 1.0" | 5.5" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (15°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 3.3" | 18.6 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 1.2" | 0.4" | 6.7 | 0.4 |
| June | 82°F (28°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 1.3 | 6.1 |
| July | 92°F (33°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 72°F (22°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 20.8 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 0.3" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 17.6 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 60°F (16°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 5.8 | 2.7 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 0.7" | 0.5" | 22.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 0.9" | 4.1" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| December | 38°F (3°C) | 15°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.2" | 10.2" | 29.4 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Elko Rgnl works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 93°F by July 23 and hold at or above 90°F on 42 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 195 dates, bottoming at 14°F around December 25.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 7 through August 17, covering 42 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 16 to October 6.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 19, then returns to freezing around October 8, covering 195 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is January 5, when 31% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 7 at 10%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 79 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 20 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 41°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Elko Rgnl.
Where Elko Rgnl Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 10 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 41°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Elko Rgnl earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 10.4"
9.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.8"
8.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 5.5"
8.4 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.3"
9.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.4"
8.6 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
3.2 days with precipitation
3.1 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.5"
5.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.1"
6.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 10.2"
9.1 days with precipitation
Elko Rgnl spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 13% of the annual total and December through February 33%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Elko Rgnl has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45.2°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.2" and August 0.3". The three wettest months together take 36% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Elko Rgnl is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 79 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 22% of the calendar, and they carry 10.0" between them. At roughly 0.13 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is January at about 9 wet days; the driest is August at about 3.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Elko Rgnl
Elko Rgnl averages 41.2 inches of snowfall a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 34 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 41.2 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 34 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 41% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 18
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 29
50% probability date
Growing Season
112 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,744
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
495
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Humidity & Wind
Monthly averages from hourly observations
| Month | Humidity | Wind (mph) | Clear Sky % | Overcast % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 4.8 | N/A | N/A |
| February | 64% | 5.9 | N/A | N/A |
| March | 52% | 6.7 | N/A | N/A |
| April | 47% | 6.8 | 55% | 16% |
| May | 42% | 6.4 | 61% | 11% |
| June | 30% | 6.1 | N/A | N/A |
| July | 28% | 5.6 | N/A | N/A |
| August | 31% | 5.3 | N/A | N/A |
| September | 39% | 4.9 | N/A | N/A |
| October | 52% | 4.7 | N/A | N/A |
| November | 67% | 4.8 | N/A | N/A |
| December | 73% | 4.8 | N/A | N/A |
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Elko Rgnl on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (48°F here).
- Alliance, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Broadwater, NE 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Chugwater, WY 48°F · 0.0°F off
- Colo, IA 48°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Chino, CA 10.0" · 0.0" off
- Cubero, NM 10.0" · 0.0" off
- Truth OR Consequences, NM 10.0" · 0.0" off
- Vale, OR 10.0" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Elko Rgnl
heating led · dry · mid swing
Elko Rgnl's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,744 annual heating degree days against 495 for cooling. Its 45.2°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 112 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Elko Rgnl coldest normal
December
The monthly mean of 27°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Elko Rgnl typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Elko Rgnl snow peak
January
Elko Rgnl averages 41.2 inches of snow a year, with January the snowiest month on the normals.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Elko Rgnl's primary station: ELKO RGNL AP (USW00024121). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Elko Rgnl; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Elko Rgnl comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.