McDermitt, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
McDermitt's normal year runs from 16°F December nights to 92°F July afternoons, with 7.8 inches of precipitation and 21 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 8.7°C, December lows of −9°C, July highs of 33°C, 199 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationMcDermitt
- Station IDUSC00264935
- Location42.00°N 117.72°W
- Elevation4,430 ft (1,350 m)
- Population (census place)42
On October 22, the normal high in McDermitt is 63°F and the normal low 25°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 16%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for McDermitt.
- Jan 41° 17°
- Feb 46° 21°
- Mar 55° 25°
- Apr 61° 29°
- May 71° 37°
- Jun 81° 43°
- Jul 92° 49°
- Aug 90° 46°
- Sep 81° 37°
- Oct 66° 27°
- Nov 51° 22°
- Dec 40° 16°
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 McDermitt each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 92°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 16°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.21 in), the least in August (0.17 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41°F | 17°F | 29.0°F | 0.73 | 4.5 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 46°F | 21°F | 33.5°F | 0.50 | 3.8 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 30 min |
| March | 55°F | 25°F | 40.1°F | 0.61 | 1.9 | 7 | <1 | 25 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 61°F | 29°F | 45.1°F | 1.01 | 1.7 | 9 | <1 | 20 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 71°F | 37°F | 53.9°F | 1.21 | 0.0 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 81°F | 43°F | 61.7°F | 0.86 | 0.0 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 92°F | 49°F | 70.6°F | 0.30 | 0.0 | 3 | 20 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 90°F | 46°F | 67.8°F | 0.17 | 0.0 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 14 h |
| September | 81°F | 37°F | 58.9°F | 0.42 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 66°F | 27°F | 46.6°F | 0.67 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 23 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 51°F | 22°F | 36.2°F | 0.59 | 2.4 | 6 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 40°F | 16°F | 28.0°F | 0.78 | 6.1 | 8 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 64°F | 31°F | 47.6°F | 7.85 | 20.8 | 70 | 48 | 196 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −8°C | −1.7°C | 19 mm | 11 cm |
| February | 8°C | −6°C | 0.8°C | 13 mm | 10 cm |
| March | 13°C | −4°C | 4.5°C | 15 mm | 5 cm |
| April | 16°C | −1°C | 7.3°C | 26 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 22°C | 3°C | 12.2°C | 31 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 27°C | 6°C | 16.5°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 33°C | 10°C | 21.4°C | 8 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 32°C | 8°C | 19.9°C | 4 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 3°C | 14.9°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 19°C | −3°C | 8.1°C | 17 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 10°C | −6°C | 2.3°C | 15 mm | 6 cm |
| December | 4°C | −9°C | −2.2°C | 20 mm | 15 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00264935; 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 McDermitt?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00264935.
How hot and how cold does it get in McDermitt?
In a normal year in McDermitt, 48 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 196 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 70 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 48a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 196a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 15high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 70a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 8a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1892) is 107°F, on July 11, 2002; the lowest is −37°F, on December 22, 1990.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1983, with 17.27 in; the snowiest season is 2016–17, with 50.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00264935; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00264935. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is McDermitt?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around McDermitt, 4.8 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (93%) and December the cloudiest (64%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 68% | 2.0 |
| February | 72% | 3.0 |
| March | 73% | 4.3 |
| April | 77% | 5.7 |
| May | 80% | 6.8 |
| June | 88% | 7.9 |
| July | 93% | 7.9 |
| August | 92% | 7.0 |
| September | 90% | 5.6 |
| October | 85% | 3.9 |
| November | 76% | 2.4 |
| December | 64% | 1.6 |
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 McDermitt need?
A normal year in McDermitt brings 6,695 heating degree days, 25% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 384 cooling degree days, 58% fewer than the median (908). Eight months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 2,087 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,114 | 0 |
| February | 881 | 0 |
| March | 772 | 0 |
| April | 596 | 0 |
| May | 350 | 6 |
| June | 145 | 44 |
| July | 18 | 191 |
| August | 35 | 124 |
| September | 201 | 18 |
| October | 571 | 0 |
| November | 866 | 0 |
| December | 1,147 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,695 | 384 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00264935. 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 McDermitt been warmer than normal lately?
2024 averaged 49.2°F, 1.6°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 47.6°F. 2 of the 3 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 48.4°F | +0.8°F | – | 29.6 |
| 2023 | 47.4°F | −0.2°F | 9.90 | 3.5 |
| 2024 | 49.2°F | +1.6°F | 9.88 | 19.2 |
Over 31 complete years from 1982 to 2024, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.7°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00264935; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does McDermitt's climate compare?
McDermitt is warmer than 11 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 23. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 47.6°F is warmer than 30%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, McDermitt is BSk: cold semi-arid steppe. 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 McDermitt share this climate record?
Fort McDermitt 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.
- Fort McDermitt, NV326 people · 5 mi SE
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 McDermitt's climate
What is the coldest month in McDermitt?
December, with a normal high of 40°F and a normal low of 16°F. The warmest is July (92°F by day, 49°F at night).
Does it snow in McDermitt?
Yes: 21 inches in a normal year, falling on 10 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (6.1 inches).
What is the rainiest month in McDermitt?
May, with 1.21 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.17 in.
What plant hardiness zone is McDermitt in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts McDermitt in zone 7a in ZIP code 89421, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at McDermitt's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −11°F (29 years, 1991-2020): zone 5b.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- McDermitt (26 mi N), OR30 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Orovada, NV30 miles from this station, 49.3°F a year
- Kings River Valley - Orovada (26 mi NW), NV31 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- Paradise Valley, NV35 miles from this station, 48.9°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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