Orovada, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Orovada's normal year runs from 18°F December nights to 94°F July afternoons, with 10.2 inches of precipitation and 16 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 9.6°C, December lows of −8°C, July highs of 34°C, 260 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationOrovada (3 mi W)
- Station IDUSC00265818
- Location41.57°N 117.84°W
- Elevation4,200 ft (1,280 m)
- Population (census place)158
On October 23, the normal high in Orovada is 64°F and the normal low 27°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 12%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Orovada.
- Jan 42° 19°
- Feb 48° 23°
- Mar 56° 27°
- Apr 63° 31°
- May 72° 38°
- Jun 83° 44°
- Jul 94° 50°
- Aug 92° 48°
- Sep 82° 39°
- Oct 68° 29°
- Nov 53° 23°
- Dec 41° 18°
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 Orovada each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 94°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 18°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.31 in), the least in July (0.21 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F | 19°F | 30.7°F | 1.26 | 4.9 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 30 min |
| February | 48°F | 23°F | 35.5°F | 0.83 | 2.5 | 6 | <1 | 25 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 56°F | 27°F | 41.5°F | 1.04 | 1.4 | 7 | <1 | 24 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 63°F | 31°F | 46.7°F | 1.28 | 1.4 | 7 | <1 | 18 | 13 h 20 min |
| May | 72°F | 38°F | 55.4°F | 1.31 | 0.1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 14 h 30 min |
| June | 83°F | 44°F | 63.5°F | 0.77 | 0.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 15 h 10 min |
| July | 94°F | 50°F | 71.9°F | 0.21 | 0.0 | 2 | 23 | <1 | 15 h |
| August | 92°F | 48°F | 69.6°F | 0.26 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 82°F | 39°F | 60.7°F | 0.51 | 0.0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 68°F | 29°F | 48.5°F | 0.89 | 0.3 | 4 | <1 | 21 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 53°F | 23°F | 37.9°F | 0.72 | 1.1 | 5 | <1 | 25 | 9 h 50 min |
| December | 41°F | 18°F | 29.7°F | 1.14 | 4.0 | 7 | <1 | 29 | 9 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 66°F | 33°F | 49.3°F | 10.22 | 15.7 | 58 | 62 | 183 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −7°C | −0.7°C | 32 mm | 12 cm |
| February | 9°C | −5°C | 1.9°C | 21 mm | 6 cm |
| March | 13°C | −3°C | 5.3°C | 26 mm | 4 cm |
| April | 17°C | −1°C | 8.2°C | 33 mm | 4 cm |
| May | 22°C | 3°C | 13.0°C | 33 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 28°C | 7°C | 17.5°C | 20 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 34°C | 10°C | 22.2°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 33°C | 9°C | 20.9°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 28°C | 4°C | 15.9°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 20°C | −1°C | 9.2°C | 23 mm | 1 cm |
| November | 11°C | −5°C | 3.3°C | 18 mm | 3 cm |
| December | 5°C | −8°C | −1.3°C | 29 mm | 10 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00265818; 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 Orovada?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June, September and October. Of those, September 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 USC00265818.
When is the last frost in Orovada?
In Orovada, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after June 2 in half of years and after June 20 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before September 11 in half of years and before August 28 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
- June 21 year in 10 after June 20; 9 in 10 after May 12
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- September 111 year in 10 before August 28; 9 in 10 before September 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 102 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 131 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after May 13 in half of springs and before September 25 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Orovada in zone 6a in ZIP code 89425, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Orovada's NOAA station is in zone 6a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches −7°F (19 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00265818; 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 Orovada?
In a normal year in Orovada, 62 days a year reach 90°F (9 of them 100°F or more), 183 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 58 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 62a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 183a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 10high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 58a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 6a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1911) is 115°F, on September 2, 1947; the lowest is −35°F, on December 26, 1924.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 1941, with 16.70 in; the snowiest season is 1951–52, with 62.0 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00265818; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00265818. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Orovada?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Orovada, 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 Orovada need?
A normal year in Orovada brings 6,202 heating degree days, 15% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 503 cooling degree days, 45% 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 2,361 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,065 | 0 |
| February | 826 | 0 |
| March | 729 | 0 |
| April | 548 | 0 |
| May | 310 | 11 |
| June | 112 | 65 |
| July | 13 | 228 |
| August | 23 | 166 |
| September | 161 | 32 |
| October | 510 | 0 |
| November | 813 | 0 |
| December | 1,093 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 6,202 | 503 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00265818. 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 Orovada been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 51.1°F, 1.8°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 49.3°F. 2 of the 4 complete years since 2022 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49.3°F | at normal | 6.55 | 12.8 |
| 2023 | 49.3°F | at normal | 11.41 | 11.5 |
| 2024 | 49.8°F | +0.5°F | 12.63 | 13.0 |
| 2025 | 51.1°F | +1.8°F | 9.22 | 3.0 |
Over 40 complete years from 1952 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 6.5°F per century (+0.36°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00265818; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Orovada's climate compare?
Orovada is warmer than 16 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 40. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 49.3°F is warmer than 37%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Orovada 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.
Questions about Orovada's climate
What is the coldest month in Orovada?
December, with a normal high of 41°F and a normal low of 18°F. The warmest is July (94°F by day, 50°F at night).
Does it snow in Orovada?
Yes: 16 inches in a normal year, falling on 7 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (4.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Orovada?
May, with 1.31 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is July with 0.21 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Orovada in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Orovada in zone 6a in ZIP code 89425, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Orovada's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches −7°F (19 years, 1991-2020): zone 6a.
How late can frost come in Orovada?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after June 2; in one year in ten it comes after June 20. Waiting until June 20 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Paradise Valley, NV16 miles from this station, 48.9°F a year
- Kings River Valley - Orovada (26 mi NW), NV24 miles from this station, 48.1°F a year
- McDermitt, NV30 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Leonard Creek Ranch - Denio (33 mi S), NV45 miles from this station, 51.2°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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