Hiko, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Hiko's normal year runs from 25°F December nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 7.3 inches of precipitation and 2 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.9°C, December lows of −4°C, July highs of 35°C, 185 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHiko
- Station IDUSC00263671
- Location37.56°N 115.22°W
- Elevation3,900 ft (1,189 m)
- Population (census place)9
On October 23, the normal high in Hiko is 72°F and the normal low 39°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 8%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hiko.
- Jan 52° 26°
- Feb 56° 29°
- Mar 63° 33°
- Apr 70° 39°
- May 79° 47°
- Jun 89° 54°
- Jul 95° 61°
- Aug 94° 59°
- Sep 86° 52°
- Oct 75° 42°
- Nov 62° 31°
- Dec 51° 25°
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 Hiko each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 25°F. The most precipitation falls in February (0.92 in), the least in June (0.29 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52°F | 26°F | 38.9°F | 0.72 | 0.9 | 4 | <1 | 27 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 56°F | 29°F | 42.1°F | 0.92 | 0.6 | 5 | <1 | 20 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 63°F | 33°F | 48.2°F | 0.85 | 0.0 | 4 | <1 | 13 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 39°F | 54.3°F | 0.47 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 5 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 79°F | 47°F | 63.0°F | 0.46 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 89°F | 54°F | 71.9°F | 0.29 | 0.0 | 2 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 95°F | 61°F | 78.1°F | 0.51 | 0.0 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 94°F | 59°F | 76.4°F | 0.56 | 0.0 | 3 | 26 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 86°F | 52°F | 69.3°F | 0.50 | 0.0 | 2 | 12 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 42°F | 58.1°F | 0.71 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 31°F | 46.1°F | 0.43 | 0.6 | 2 | <1 | 17 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 51°F | 25°F | 37.6°F | 0.88 | 0.2 | 3 | <1 | 28 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 41°F | 57.0°F | 7.30 | 2.3 | 36 | 88 | 113 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C | −4°C | 3.8°C | 18 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 13°C | −2°C | 5.6°C | 23 mm | 2 cm |
| March | 17°C | 1°C | 9.0°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| April | 21°C | 4°C | 12.4°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 8°C | 17.2°C | 12 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 12°C | 22.2°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 16°C | 25.6°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 34°C | 15°C | 24.7°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 30°C | 11°C | 20.7°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 5°C | 14.5°C | 18 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | −1°C | 7.8°C | 11 mm | 2 cm |
| December | 10°C | −4°C | 3.1°C | 22 mm | 1 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00263671; 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 Hiko?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, October has the fewest days with rain (3).
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 USC00263671.
When is the last frost in Hiko?
In Hiko, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 20 in half of years and after May 10 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 26 in half of years and before October 11 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 201 year in 10 after May 10; 9 in 10 after April 3
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 261 year in 10 before October 11; 9 in 10 before November 9
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 188 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 214 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after April 3 in half of springs and before November 6 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hiko in zone 7b in ZIP code 89017, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Hiko's NOAA station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (15 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00263671; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 Hiko?
In a normal year in Hiko, 88 days a year reach 90°F (14 of them 100°F or more), 113 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 36 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 88a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 14a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 113a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 36a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00263671.
How sunny is Hiko?
Over a year 88% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Hiko, 5.5 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (94%) and December the cloudiest (79%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 82% | 2.9 |
| February | 81% | 3.8 |
| March | 85% | 5.3 |
| April | 87% | 6.7 |
| May | 89% | 7.6 |
| June | 94% | 8.5 |
| July | 90% | 7.6 |
| August | 92% | 7.1 |
| September | 93% | 6.1 |
| October | 90% | 4.6 |
| November | 86% | 3.3 |
| December | 79% | 2.5 |
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 Hiko need?
A normal year in Hiko brings 4,108 heating degree days, 24% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,224 cooling degree days, 35% 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 3,881 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 809 | 0 |
| February | 641 | 0 |
| March | 519 | 0 |
| April | 325 | 3 |
| May | 124 | 62 |
| June | 17 | 224 |
| July | 0 | 408 |
| August | 1 | 354 |
| September | 26 | 157 |
| October | 229 | 17 |
| November | 567 | 0 |
| December | 849 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,108 | 1,224 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00263671. 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 Hiko been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 59.1°F, 2.1°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 57.0°F. 3 of the 4 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 58.1°F | +1.1°F | 4.77 | 9.0 |
| 2023 | 56.5°F | −0.5°F | 11.45 | 7.2 |
| 2024 | 58.9°F | +1.9°F | 5.47 | 2.1 |
| 2025 | 59.1°F | +2.1°F | 6.66 | 0.0 |
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00263671. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hiko's climate compare?
Hiko is warmer than 44 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 17. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 57.0°F is warmer than 66%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hiko 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.
Questions about Hiko's climate
What is the coldest month in Hiko?
December, with a normal high of 51°F and a normal low of 25°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 61°F at night).
Does it snow in Hiko?
Yes: 2 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Hiko?
February, with 0.92 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.29 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hiko in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hiko in zone 7b in ZIP code 89017, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Hiko's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 10°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come in Hiko?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 20; in one year in ten it comes after May 10. Waiting until May 10 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Pahranagat Wildlife Refuge, NV21 miles from this station, 60.7°F a year
- Rachel, NV29 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Caliente, NV39 miles from this station, 53.7°F a year
- Elgin, NV40 miles from this station, 60.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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