Nevada, Missouri climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Nevada's normal year runs from 22°F January nights to 89°F July afternoons, with 46.5 inches of precipitation and 6 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 13.4°C, January lows of −6°C, July highs of 32°C, 1,180 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationNevada Water Treatment Plant
- Station IDUSC00235987
- Location37.84°N 94.37°W
- Elevation871 ft (266 m)
- From the center1 miles
- Population8,294
On October 14, the normal high in Nevada is 70°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 27%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Nevada.
- Jan 42° 22°
- Feb 47° 26°
- Mar 57° 35°
- Apr 67° 45°
- May 75° 55°
- Jun 84° 64°
- Jul 89° 68°
- Aug 88° 67°
- Sep 80° 58°
- Oct 69° 46°
- Nov 56° 35°
- Dec 45° 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 Nevada each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 89°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 22°F. The most precipitation falls in May (6.77 in), the least in January (1.77 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 22°F | 31.5°F | 1.77 | 2.5 | 7 | <1 | 26 | 9 h 50 min |
| February | 47°F | 26°F | 36.0°F | 2.07 | 1.5 | 7 | <1 | 21 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 57°F | 35°F | 45.7°F | 3.41 | 0.7 | 9 | <1 | 12 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 67°F | 45°F | 55.7°F | 5.20 | 0.0 | 11 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 75°F | 55°F | 65.1°F | 6.77 | 0.0 | 12 | 1 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| June | 84°F | 64°F | 74.3°F | 5.35 | 0.0 | 10 | 7 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 89°F | 68°F | 78.5°F | 4.74 | 0.0 | 9 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 30 min |
| August | 88°F | 67°F | 77.3°F | 3.83 | 0.0 | 7 | 14 | <1 | 13 h 40 min |
| September | 80°F | 58°F | 69.3°F | 4.60 | 0.0 | 8 | 4 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 69°F | 46°F | 57.8°F | 3.45 | 0.0 | 9 | <1 | 2 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 56°F | 35°F | 45.7°F | 3.06 | 0.2 | 8 | <1 | 12 | 10 h 10 min |
| December | 45°F | 26°F | 35.7°F | 2.22 | 1.5 | 6 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 67°F | 46°F | 56.1°F | 46.47 | 6.4 | 102 | 42 | 97 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | −6°C | −0.3°C | 45 mm | 6 cm |
| February | 8°C | −4°C | 2.2°C | 53 mm | 4 cm |
| March | 14°C | 2°C | 7.6°C | 87 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 19°C | 7°C | 13.2°C | 132 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 24°C | 13°C | 18.4°C | 172 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 29°C | 18°C | 23.5°C | 136 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 32°C | 20°C | 25.8°C | 120 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 31°C | 19°C | 25.2°C | 97 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 27°C | 15°C | 20.7°C | 117 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 21°C | 8°C | 14.3°C | 88 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 13°C | 2°C | 7.6°C | 78 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −3°C | 2.1°C | 56 mm | 4 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00235987; 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 Nevada?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May, June, September and October. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (8).
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 USC00235987.
When is the last frost in Nevada?
In Nevada, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 7 in half of years and after April 24 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before October 27 in half of years and before October 13 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 71 year in 10 after April 24; 9 in 10 after March 22
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- October 271 year in 10 before October 13; 9 in 10 before November 10
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 202 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 224 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 29 in half of springs and before November 5 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Nevada in zone 7a in ZIP code 64772, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Nevada's NOAA station is in zone 7a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (28 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Missouri · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00235987; 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 Nevada?
In a normal year in Nevada, 42 days a year reach 90°F (3 of them 100°F or more), 97 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 102 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 42a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 3a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 97a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 19high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 102a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 3a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1898) is 117°F, on July 18, 1936; the lowest is −27°F, on February 12, 1899.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2019, with 70.12 in; the snowiest season is 1959–60, with 28.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00235987; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00235987. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Nevada?
Over a year 77% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Nevada, 4.4 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (84%) and February the cloudiest (69%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 72% | 2.4 |
| February | 69% | 3.0 |
| March | 69% | 4.0 |
| April | 72% | 5.1 |
| May | 73% | 5.7 |
| June | 82% | 6.7 |
| July | 84% | 6.5 |
| August | 82% | 5.8 |
| September | 82% | 4.9 |
| October | 77% | 3.6 |
| November | 74% | 2.6 |
| December | 71% | 2.1 |
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 Nevada need?
A normal year in Nevada brings 4,660 heating degree days, 13% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 1,437 cooling degree days, 58% 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 4,202 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,038 | 0 |
| February | 811 | 0 |
| March | 602 | 5 |
| April | 304 | 23 |
| May | 101 | 105 |
| June | 7 | 287 |
| July | 0 | 420 |
| August | 2 | 383 |
| September | 48 | 177 |
| October | 259 | 34 |
| November | 582 | 3 |
| December | 907 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,660 | 1,437 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00235987. 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 Nevada been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 57.5°F, 1.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 56.1°F. 5 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 57.2°F | +1.1°F | 51.43 | 8.1 |
| 2022 | 56.2°F | +0.1°F | 35.07 | 19.0 |
| 2023 | 58.6°F | +2.5°F | 29.22 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 59.2°F | +3.1°F | 44.84 | 1.0 |
| 2025 | 57.5°F | +1.4°F | 48.43 | 13.5 |
Over 91 complete years from 1898 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 0.5°F per century (+0.03°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00235987; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Nevada's climate compare?
Nevada is warmer than 92 of the other 133 places with their own NOAA record in Missouri, and wetter than 92. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 56.1°F is warmer than 64%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Nevada is Dfa: continental, no dry season, hot summer. 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 Nevada share this climate record?
3 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their 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, MO202 people · 9 mi NE
- Milo, MO58 people · 7 mi SE
- Garland, KS25 people · 16 mi SW
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 Nevada's climate
What is the coldest month in Nevada?
January, with a normal high of 42°F and a normal low of 22°F. The warmest is July (89°F by day, 68°F at night).
Does it snow in Nevada?
Yes: 6 inches in a normal year, falling on 5 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (2.5 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Nevada?
May, with 6.77 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.77 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Nevada in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Nevada in zone 7a in ZIP code 64772, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Nevada's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 1°F (28 years, 1991-2020): zone 7a.
How late can frost come in Nevada?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 7; in one year in ten it comes after April 24. Waiting until April 24 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Missouri climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Lamar, MO17 miles from this station, 55.9°F a year
- Fort Scott, KS18 miles from this station, 57.0°F a year
- Eldorado Springs, MO20 miles from this station, 56.2°F a year
- Butler, MO29 miles from this station, 55.6°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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