Hawthorne, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hawthorne's normal year runs from 26°F December nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 4.2 inches of precipitation and 1 inch of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.6°C, December lows of −3°C, July highs of 35°C, 105 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHawthorne
- Station IDUSC00263512
- Location38.52°N 118.62°W
- Elevation4,400 ft (1,341 m)
- Population (census place)2,876
On October 24, the normal high in Hawthorne is 68°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 6%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hawthorne.
- Jan 48° 26°
- Feb 53° 30°
- Mar 62° 35°
- Apr 67° 39°
- May 77° 48°
- Jun 87° 56°
- Jul 95° 63°
- Aug 93° 62°
- Sep 85° 54°
- Oct 71° 42°
- Nov 57° 32°
- Dec 47° 26°
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 Hawthorne each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 26°F. The most precipitation falls in May (0.66 in), the least in September (0.11 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48°F | 26°F | 37.0°F | 0.43 | 0.3 | 3 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 53°F | 30°F | 41.3°F | 0.35 | 0.2 | 2 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 62°F | 35°F | 48.5°F | 0.47 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 39°F | 53.4°F | 0.31 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 6 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 77°F | 48°F | 62.4°F | 0.66 | 0.0 | 3 | 3 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 87°F | 56°F | 71.5°F | 0.27 | 0.0 | 2 | 15 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 95°F | 63°F | 79.4°F | 0.35 | 0.0 | 2 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 93°F | 62°F | 77.3°F | 0.19 | 0.0 | 2 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 85°F | 54°F | 69.1°F | 0.11 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 71°F | 42°F | 56.7°F | 0.35 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 57°F | 32°F | 44.5°F | 0.42 | 0.5 | 2 | <1 | 16 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 47°F | 26°F | 36.5°F | 0.24 | 0.1 | 3 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 70°F | 43°F | 56.5°F | 4.15 | 1.2 | 25 | 82 | 108 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9°C | −3°C | 2.8°C | 11 mm | 1 cm |
| February | 12°C | −1°C | 5.2°C | 9 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 17°C | 2°C | 9.2°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 20°C | 4°C | 11.9°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 25°C | 9°C | 16.9°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 31°C | 13°C | 21.9°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 17°C | 26.3°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 16°C | 25.2°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 29°C | 12°C | 20.6°C | 3 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 22°C | 6°C | 13.7°C | 9 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 14°C | 0°C | 6.9°C | 11 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 8°C | −3°C | 2.5°C | 6 mm | 0 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00263512; 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 Hawthorne?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00263512.
When is the last frost in Hawthorne?
In Hawthorne, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 22 in half of years and after May 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 25 in half of years and before October 12 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
- April 221 year in 10 after May 11; 9 in 10 after April 6
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 251 year in 10 before October 12; 9 in 10 before November 8
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 185 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 210 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 5 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hawthorne in zone 7a in ZIP code 89415, 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 USC00263512; 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 Hawthorne?
In a normal year in Hawthorne, 82 days a year reach 90°F (12 of them 100°F or more), 108 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 25 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 82a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 12a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 108a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 3high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 25a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00263512.
How sunny is Hawthorne?
Over a year 87% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hawthorne, 5.4 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (93%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 76% | 2.6 |
| February | 78% | 3.6 |
| March | 82% | 5.1 |
| April | 85% | 6.5 |
| May | 86% | 7.4 |
| June | 92% | 8.3 |
| July | 90% | 7.7 |
| August | 92% | 7.2 |
| September | 93% | 6.1 |
| October | 90% | 4.5 |
| November | 84% | 3.1 |
| December | 73% | 2.2 |
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 Hawthorne need?
A normal year in Hawthorne brings 4,385 heating degree days, 18% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,297 cooling degree days, 43% more than the median (908). Six months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,871 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 868 | 0 |
| February | 664 | 0 |
| March | 513 | 0 |
| April | 354 | 5 |
| May | 146 | 66 |
| June | 31 | 224 |
| July | 1 | 447 |
| August | 1 | 382 |
| September | 36 | 159 |
| October | 273 | 15 |
| November | 615 | 0 |
| December | 883 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,385 | 1,297 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00263512. 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.
Has Hawthorne been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.4°F, 2.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.5°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.4°F | +1.9°F | 2.91 | 4.5 |
| 2022 | 57.1°F | +0.6°F | 2.43 | 13.8 |
| 2023 | 55.4°F | −1.1°F | 10.33 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 58.3°F | +1.8°F | 6.00 | 9.5 |
| 2025 | 59.4°F | +2.9°F | 5.29 | 2.5 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00263512. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hawthorne's climate compare?
Hawthorne is warmer than 43 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 0. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.5°F is warmer than 65%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne share this climate record?
Walker Lake 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.
- Walker Lake, NV402 people · 12 mi NW
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 Hawthorne's climate
What is the coldest month in Hawthorne?
December, with a normal high of 47°F and a normal low of 26°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 63°F at night).
Does it snow in Hawthorne?
Yes: 1 inch in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in November (0.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Hawthorne?
May, with 0.66 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is September with 0.11 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hawthorne in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hawthorne in zone 7a in ZIP code 89415, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come in Hawthorne?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 22; in one year in ten it comes after May 11. Waiting until May 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
- Mina, NV29 miles from this station, 57.9°F a year
- Bodie California St Historic P, CA30 miles from this station, 38.7°F a year
- Bridgeport, CA37 miles from this station, 44.4°F a year
- Yerington, NV44 miles from this station, 53.5°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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