Rachel, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, plus PlainClimate's derived comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Rachel's primary NOAA station, RACHEL.
The climate verdict for Rachel
Dryness leads the climate profile for Rachel, Nevada, with 7.8 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 53°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 53°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 7.8"
- precipitation, annual total
- 157 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Rachel: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00266514 · Rachel, NV 53°F mean · 7.8" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 53°F
- RANK-MID #3,499
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Somerville Some…
- PRCP-ARID 7.8"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 5,389 HDD
- STN-1 USC00266514
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Somerville Somerset, NJ (+ 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.
- Rachel (this station) 53°F
- Hot Glenmoore, PA 53°F
- Near Somerville Some…, NJ 53°F
- Cold Pike Island, WV 52°F
- Near York, PA 52°F
Climate Living Index · Rachel
Rachel: 23/100 · grade F
Rachel publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Rachel, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 52.5°F · 15.0° from 67.5°F | 51/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 157 days/year | 31/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 7.8 in · 27.2 from 35 in | 7/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 250 calendar days | 0/100 · F |
Rachel · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Rachel'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
- 75.1°F
- Coldest month
- 31.2°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 Rachel sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Rachel's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 51st percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 97%
- Rachel's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 53rd percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Rachel compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Rachel's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47°F (8°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 0.7" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 52°F (11°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.0" | 25.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 60°F (16°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 0.7" | 24.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 67°F (20°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 0.7" | 12.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 76°F (25°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.7" | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| June | 88°F (31°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.3" | 0.1 | 16.2 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 75°F (24°C) | 0.6" | 0.0 | 25.8 |
| August | 93°F (34°C) | 54°F (12°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 0.5" | 0.0 | 27.0 |
| September | 86°F (30°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 0.6" | 0.5 | 9.5 |
| October | 72°F (22°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 0.6" | 15.2 | 0.3 |
| November | 58°F (14°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 0.4" | 26.6 | 0.0 |
| December | 46°F (8°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 31°F (0°C) | 0.9" | 30.6 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Rachel works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 94°F by July 17 and hold at or above 90°F on 76 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 174 dates, bottoming at 16°F around December 16.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from June 22 through September 5, covering 76 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs April 26 to October 22.
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 April 9, then returns to freezing around October 19, covering 174 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
September 2 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 40°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Rachel.
Where Rachel Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 8 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Day-to-night contrast is extreme by national standards — the widest normal daily swing reaches about 40°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Rachel earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Rachel spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 18% of the annual total and December through February 34%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Rachel has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 43.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: February averages 1.0" and June 0.3". The three wettest months together take 35% 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
October 8
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 4
50% probability date
Growing Season
157 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
5,389
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
853
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Rachel 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 (53°F here).
- Cameron, MO 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Cheraw, CO 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Chillicothe, MO 53°F · 0.0°F off
- Cloverdale, OR 53°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (7.8" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Wapato, WA 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Farson, WY 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Farmington, NM 7.8" · 0.0" off
- Hesperia, CA 7.8" · 0.0" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Rachel's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Rachel's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 5,389 annual heating degree days against 853 for cooling. Its 43.9°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Rachel's frost-free season lasts about 157 days, a middle-length window whose endpoints matter more than the annual average. It describes freeze probability, not year-specific planting conditions.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Rachel's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 43.9°F. The annual average is 53°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Rachel's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 7.8 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.
Rachel wettest normal
February
February concentrates the scarce annual total (7.8 inches).
Rachel driest normal
June
June 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 Rachel's primary station: RACHEL (USC00266514). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as a census-designated place (GEOID 3258820), not an incorporated municipality. Match rule for Rachel: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Rachel 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.