Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's primary NOAA station, GIBBS RCH - JARBIDGE 24SE.
The climate verdict for Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge
Dryness leads the climate profile for Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge, Nevada, with 11.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 45°F. At 49/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 18% of scores.
- 45°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 49/100
- comfort score, above 18% of station-mapped location scores
- 11.1"
- annual precipitation · 28" snow
- 103 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00263114 · Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge, NV 45°F mean · 11.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 45°F
- RANK-COOL #1,372
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Deer Creek Dam
- PRCP-ARID 11.1"
- SWING-MID 41°F
- COMF-LOW 49/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,423 HDD
- STN-1 USC00263114
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Deer Creek Dam, UT (+ 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.
- Gibbs Rch - Jar… (this station) 45°F
- Cold Mullan, ID 45°F
- Hot Wanship Dam, UT 45°F
- Near Deer Creek Dam, UT 45°F
- Near Middle Fork Lod…, ID 45°F
Climate Living Index · Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge: 17/100 · grade F
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 49/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 27.8 inches/year | 41/100 · D |
| Annual temperature balance | 45.2°F · 22.3° from 67.5°F | 20/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 11.1 in · 23.9 from 35 in | 15/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 202 calendar days | 13/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 103 days/year | 0/100 · F |
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge'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
- 67.4°F
- Coldest month
- 26.1°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 Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 80%
- Among 6,861 stations, Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 92%
- Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 41st percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
49 18th percentile score exceeds 18% 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 | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 1.3" | 6.2" | 30.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.8" | 2.7" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 48°F (9°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.0" | 3.9" | 27.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 55°F (13°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.0" | 2.0" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| May | 65°F (18°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.7" | 0.3" | 10.9 | 0.1 |
| June | 75°F (24°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.9" | 0.1" | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| July | 86°F (30°C) | 49°F (10°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 8.5 |
| August | 85°F (29°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.4 | 5.7 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 7.0 | 0.3 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 0.7" | 0.3" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (9°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.9" | 4.2" | 27.5 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.1" | 8.1" | 30.1 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 88°F around July 26, short of 90°F on every date, while 202 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 15°F near December 23.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 28, then returns to freezing around October 10, covering 202 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 May 16, when 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 30 at 9%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 54 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 27 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 38°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge.
Where Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 202 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 11 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 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: 6.2"
5.2 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.7"
4.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 3.9"
4.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
5.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
8.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.1"
4.2 days with precipitation
3.9 days with precipitation
3.0 days with precipitation
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
3.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 4.2"
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 8.1"
5.0 days with precipitation
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 17% of the annual total and December through February 29%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 41.3°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.7" and August 0.5". The three wettest months together take 37% 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.
How Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's precipitation splits across the calendar
About 54 days a year record measurable precipitation here, carrying 11.1" between them, or roughly 0.21 inches on a typical wet day. That sits in the middle band: neither the many-light-days pattern of the Pacific Northwest and the Great Lakes, nor the few-heavy-events pattern of the Gulf and the desert Southwest.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year and say nothing about the heaviest single storm on record.
Winter brings real snow to Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge averages 27.8 inches of snowfall a year, with December the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 9 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: 27.8 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 9 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 25% 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 15
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 4
50% probability date
Growing Season
103 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,423
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
221
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 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 (45°F here).
- Albert Lea, MN 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Brillion, WI 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Easton, WA 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Freeville, NY 45°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (11.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- American Falls, ID 11.1" · 0.0" off
- Coulee Dam, WA 11.1" · 0.0" off
- Odessa, WA 11.1" · 0.0" off
- Snowflake, AZ 11.0" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge
heating led · dry · mid swing
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,423 annual heating degree days against 221 for cooling. Its 41.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 103 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. Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 26°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge snow peak
December
Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge averages 27.8 inches of snow a year, with December 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 Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge's primary station: GIBBS RCH - JARBIDGE 24SE (USC00263114). 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 Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge; 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 Gibbs Rch - Jarbidge 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.