Pine Valley - Carlin, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Explore NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 climate normals → and a clearly labeled PlainClimate comfort calculation
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Pine Valley - Carlin's primary NOAA station, PINE VALLEY - CARLIN 20S.
The climate verdict for Pine Valley - Carlin
Dryness leads the climate profile for Pine Valley - Carlin, Nevada, with 10.7 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 44°F. July is the warmest month at 67°F and December the coldest at 25°F.
- 44°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 10.7"
- annual precipitation
Pine Valley - Carlin: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00266242 · Pine Valley - Carlin, NV 44°F mean · 10.7" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-UNK · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 44°F
- RANK-COOL #1,166
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Columbus
- PRCP-ARID 10.7"
- SWING-MID 42°F
- COMF-UNK Comfort n/a
- LOAD-HEAT 7,727 HDD
- STN-1 USC00266242
- BOOK-FULL 5/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Columbus, MT (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every NV station list.
- Pine Valley - C… (this station) 44°F
- Cold Robbinston, ME 44°F
- Hot Fairfield, MT 44°F
- Near Columbus, MT 44°F
- Near Joseph, OR 44°F
Climate Living Index · Pine Valley - Carlin
Pine Valley - Carlin: 10/100 · grade F
Pine Valley - Carlin publishes 3 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 3 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Pine Valley - Carlin, not an official NOAA rating. Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 44.4°F · 23.1° from 67.5°F | 18/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 10.7 in · 24.3 from 35 in | 14/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 287 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Pine Valley - Carlin · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method .
Pine Valley - Carlin's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 66.6°F
- Coldest month
- 24.6°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Pine Valley - Carlin sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Pine Valley - Carlin's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 83%
- Among 6,861 stations, Pine Valley - Carlin sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 92%
- Pine Valley - Carlin's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 44th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F (4°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 1.1" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 44°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.8" | 26.7 | 0.0 |
| March | 55°F (13°C) | 22°F (-5°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 1.0" | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 59°F (15°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 1.2" | 23.8 | 0.0 |
| May | 70°F (21°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 1.6" | 15.0 | 0.7 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.9" | 5.9 | 6.4 |
| July | 92°F (34°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.4" | 3.2 | 21.1 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 65°F (19°C) | 0.4" | 4.0 | 19.5 |
| September | 81°F (27°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.6" | 17.9 | 3.7 |
| October | 66°F (19°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 0.8" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| November | 49°F (9°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.8" | 28.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 10°F (-12°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.1" | 29.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Pine Valley - Carlin works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 25 and hold at or above 90°F on 43 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 244 dates, bottoming at 10°F around December 21.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 7 through August 18, covering 43 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 17 to October 9.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into May 15, then returns to freezing around September 15, covering 244 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
July 22 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 52°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Pine Valley - Carlin.
Where Pine Valley - Carlin Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 244 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 11 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Pine Valley - Carlin earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Pine Valley - Carlin spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 16% of the annual total and December through February 28%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Pine Valley - Carlin has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 42°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.6" and July 0.4". The three wettest months together take 37% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
N/A
50% probability date
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,727
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
222
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Pine Valley - Carlin on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (44°F here).
- Baker, MT 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Bellemont, AZ 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Bridgeport, CA 44°F · 0.0°F off
- Challis, ID 44°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (10.7" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Castleford, ID 10.7" · 0.0" off
- Hazelton, ID 10.7" · 0.0" off
- Tulelake, CA 10.7" · 0.0" off
- Joplin, MT 10.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Pine Valley - Carlin's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Pine Valley - Carlin's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,727 annual heating degree days against 222 for cooling. Its 42.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
A frost-free growing-season length is not available for Pine Valley - Carlin. That missing field is kept separate from the observed temperature and precipitation record rather than filled from a regional estimate.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Pine Valley - Carlin's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 42.0°F. The annual average is 44°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Pine Valley - Carlin's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.7 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Pine Valley - Carlin wettest normal
May
May concentrates the scarce annual total (10.7 inches).
Pine Valley - Carlin driest normal
July
July is typically driest; arid stations are defined by when water is absent, not by a four-season grid.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Pine Valley - Carlin's primary station: PINE VALLEY - CARLIN 20S (USC00266242). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Pine Valley - Carlin; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Pine Valley - Carlin comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.