Goodsprings, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Goodsprings's normal year runs from 32°F December nights to 102°F July afternoons, with 6.6 inches of precipitation a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 17.2°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 39°C, 167 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationGoodsprings
- Station IDUSC00263316
- Location35.84°N 115.43°W
- Elevation3,716 ft (1,133 m)
- Population (census place)216
On October 23, the normal high in Goodsprings is 75°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 7%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Goodsprings.
- Jan 55° 32°
- Feb 59° 35°
- Mar 67° 39°
- Apr 75° 45°
- May 87° 54°
- Jun 98° 62°
- Jul 102° 69°
- Aug 100° 66°
- Sep 91° 60°
- Oct 78° 50°
- Nov 63° 38°
- Dec 54° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like in Goodsprings each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 102°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in February (1.19 in), the least in June (0.02 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55°F | 32°F | 43.5°F | 0.90 | 3 | <1 | 17 | 10 h |
| February | 59°F | 35°F | 46.7°F | 1.19 | 4 | <1 | 11 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 67°F | 39°F | 53.0°F | 0.74 | 2 | <1 | 5 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 75°F | 45°F | 60.0°F | 0.43 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 h |
| May | 87°F | 54°F | 70.4°F | 0.05 | 1 | 16 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 98°F | 62°F | 79.9°F | 0.02 | <1 | 26 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| July | 102°F | 69°F | 85.4°F | 0.79 | 3 | 30 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 100°F | 66°F | 83.2°F | 0.58 | 3 | 30 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 91°F | 60°F | 75.7°F | 0.33 | 2 | 21 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 78°F | 50°F | 63.8°F | 0.55 | 2 | 3 | <1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 63°F | 38°F | 50.9°F | 0.31 | 1 | <1 | 6 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 54°F | 32°F | 42.8°F | 0.69 | 3 | <1 | 17 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 48°F | 62.9°F | 6.58 | 27 | 128 | 56 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 0°C | 6.4°C | 23 mm |
| February | 15°C | 1°C | 8.2°C | 30 mm |
| March | 19°C | 4°C | 11.7°C | 19 mm |
| April | 24°C | 7°C | 15.6°C | 11 mm |
| May | 31°C | 12°C | 21.3°C | 1 mm |
| June | 37°C | 17°C | 26.6°C | 1 mm |
| July | 39°C | 20°C | 29.7°C | 20 mm |
| August | 38°C | 19°C | 28.4°C | 15 mm |
| September | 33°C | 16°C | 24.3°C | 8 mm |
| October | 26°C | 10°C | 17.7°C | 14 mm |
| November | 17°C | 4°C | 10.5°C | 8 mm |
| December | 12°C | 0°C | 6.0°C | 18 mm |
NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for this station. The nearest record that keeps one, Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S (16 miles away), gets 3 inches of snow in a normal year; elevation and distance can change that.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00263316; 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.
When is the best weather to visit Goodsprings?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April and October. Of those, March has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00263316.
When is the last frost in Goodsprings?
In Goodsprings, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 17 in half of years and after April 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 20 in half of years and before November 4 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
- March 171 year in 10 after April 11; 9 in 10 after February 23
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 201 year in 10 before November 4; 9 in 10 before December 5
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 245 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 280 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 26 in half of springs and before December 1 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Goodsprings in zone 8b in ZIP code 89019, 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 USC00263316; 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 in Goodsprings?
In a normal year in Goodsprings, 128 days a year reach 90°F (59 of them 100°F or more), 56 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 27 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 128a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 59a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 56a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 27a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00263316.
How sunny is Goodsprings?
Over a year 91% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Goodsprings, 5.8 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (96%) and December the cloudiest (84%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 85% | 3.2 |
| February | 85% | 4.2 |
| March | 89% | 5.7 |
| April | 91% | 7.0 |
| May | 93% | 8.0 |
| June | 96% | 8.6 |
| July | 91% | 7.7 |
| August | 93% | 7.2 |
| September | 94% | 6.2 |
| October | 93% | 4.8 |
| November | 90% | 3.6 |
| December | 84% | 2.8 |
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 much heating and cooling does Goodsprings need?
A normal year in Goodsprings brings 3,013 heating degree days, 44% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,295 cooling degree days, 2.5 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,457 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 668 | 0 |
| February | 512 | 0 |
| March | 373 | 2 |
| April | 181 | 31 |
| May | 43 | 208 |
| June | 3 | 450 |
| July | 0 | 632 |
| August | 0 | 566 |
| September | 7 | 329 |
| October | 113 | 76 |
| November | 425 | 1 |
| December | 688 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,013 | 2,295 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00263316. 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 Goodsprings's climate compare?
Goodsprings is warmer than 48 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 15. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 62.9°F is warmer than 82%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Goodsprings is BWk: cold desert. 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 Goodsprings share this climate record?
Sandy Valley has no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of its 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.
- Sandy Valley, NV1,752 people · 11 mi W
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 Goodsprings's climate
What is the coldest month in Goodsprings?
December, with a normal high of 54°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (102°F by day, 69°F at night).
Does it snow in Goodsprings?
Yes. NOAA publishes no 1991-2020 snowfall normal for Goodsprings's NOAA station; the nearest record that keeps one, Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S (16 miles away), records 3 inches of snow in a normal year.
What is the rainiest month in Goodsprings?
February, with 1.19 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.02 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Goodsprings in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Goodsprings in zone 8b in ZIP code 89019, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Goodsprings?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 17; in one year in ten it comes after April 11. Waiting until April 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S, NV16 miles from this station, 61.8°F a year
- Enterprise, NV20 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Las Vegas, NV22 miles from this station, 70.1°F a year
- Las Vegas Air Terminal, NV29 miles from this station, 68.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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