Gabbs, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gabbs's primary NOAA station, GABBS 1NE.
The climate verdict for Gabbs
Dryness leads the climate profile for Gabbs, Nevada, with 7.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 54°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 54°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 7.1"
- annual precipitation
- 174 days
- frost-free growing season
Gabbs: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00262948 · Gabbs, NV 54°F mean · 7.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 54°F
- RANK-MID #3,842
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Xenia
- PRCP-ARID 7.1"
- SWING-MID 43°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,062 HDD
- STN-1 USC00262948
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Xenia, OH (+ 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.
- Gabbs (this station) 54°F
- Cold Dale Enterprise, VA 54°F
- Hot Philo, OH 54°F
- Near Xenia, OH 54°F
- Near Grantsville, WV 54°F
Climate Living Index · Gabbs
Gabbs: 27/100 · grade F
Gabbs publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gabbs, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 53.7°F · 13.8° from 67.5°F | 55/100 · C |
| Frost-free season | 174 days/year | 45/100 · D |
| Precipitation balance | 7.1 in · 27.9 from 35 in | 5/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 222 calendar days | 4/100 · F |
Gabbs · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gabbs's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWk
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as cold desert (BWk). Class BWk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold desert.
- Köppen code
- BWk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 76.8°F
- Coldest month
- 34.0°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 Gabbs sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gabbs's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 56th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 98%
- Gabbs's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 48th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gabbs compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gabbs's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% 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%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F (8°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.7" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 38°F (3°C) | 0.6" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 29°F (-1°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.9" | 18.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 66°F (19°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 0.8" | 9.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 75°F (24°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.0" | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| June | 87°F (30°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 0.4" | 0.3 | 16.1 |
| July | 95°F (35°C) | 58°F (15°C) | 77°F (25°C) | 0.4" | 0.0 | 26.8 |
| August | 93°F (34°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.3" | 0.0 | 25.1 |
| September | 85°F (29°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.3" | 0.4 | 9.0 |
| October | 71°F (21°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 0.6" | 6.4 | 0.0 |
| November | 57°F (14°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.4" | 19.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 46°F (8°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.5" | 28.0 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Gabbs works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 96°F by July 18 and hold at or above 90°F on 70 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 152 dates, bottoming at 21°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 24 through September 1, covering 70 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 30 to October 16.
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 4, then returns to freezing around November 5, covering 152 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.
The widest day
June 26 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 39°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gabbs.
Where Gabbs Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 7 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 39°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Gabbs earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Gabbs spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 15% of the annual total and December through February 26%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Gabbs has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42.8°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.0" and August 0.3". The three wettest months together take 39% 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
October 22
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 1
50% probability date
Growing Season
174 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,062
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
970
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Gabbs 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 (54°F here).
- Beaverton, OR 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Carrollton, MO 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Centralia, KS 54°F · 0.0°F off
- Cumberland, MD 54°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (7.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Maricopa, AZ 7.1" · 0.0" off
- Wasco, CA 7.1" · 0.0" off
- Aguila, AZ 7.1" · 0.0" off
- Basin, WY 7.2" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Gabbs's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Gabbs's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,062 annual heating degree days against 970 for cooling. Its 42.8°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Gabbs's frost-free season lasts about 174 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Gabbs's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.8°F. The annual average is 54°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Gabbs's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 7.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Gabbs wettest normal
May
May concentrates the scarce annual total (7.1 inches).
Gabbs driest normal
August
August is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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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 Gabbs's primary station: GABBS 1NE (USC00262948). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 3225900), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Gabbs: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Gabbs 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.