Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S, Nevada climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S's normal year runs from 32°F December nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 9.9 inches of precipitation and 3 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 16.6°C, December lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 252 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRed Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S
- Station IDUSC00266691
- Location36.07°N 115.46°W
- Elevation3,780 ft (1,152 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S is 72°F and the normal low 47°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 6%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S.
- Jan 53° 32°
- Feb 56° 35°
- Mar 64° 41°
- Apr 70° 47°
- May 80° 56°
- Jun 90° 67°
- Jul 95° 73°
- Aug 94° 72°
- Sep 87° 62°
- Oct 75° 50°
- Nov 62° 38°
- Dec 52° 32°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in February (2.02 in), the least in June (0.09 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53°F | 32°F | 42.6°F | 1.37 | 0.9 | 4 | <1 | 22 | 10 h |
| February | 56°F | 35°F | 45.6°F | 2.02 | 0.4 | 5 | <1 | 13 | 10 h 50 min |
| March | 64°F | 41°F | 52.4°F | 1.36 | 0.5 | 4 | <1 | 6 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 70°F | 47°F | 58.6°F | 0.64 | 0.1 | 2 | <1 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 80°F | 56°F | 67.7°F | 0.23 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | <1 | 14 h |
| June | 90°F | 67°F | 78.4°F | 0.09 | 0.0 | 1 | 18 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| July | 95°F | 73°F | 84.0°F | 0.81 | 0.0 | 3 | 28 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| August | 94°F | 72°F | 83.1°F | 0.44 | 0.0 | 2 | 27 | <1 | 13 h 30 min |
| September | 87°F | 62°F | 74.6°F | 0.56 | 0.0 | 2 | 14 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 75°F | 50°F | 62.5°F | 0.67 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 h 20 min |
| November | 62°F | 38°F | 49.8°F | 0.66 | 0.0 | 2 | <1 | 10 | 10 h 20 min |
| December | 52°F | 32°F | 41.7°F | 1.09 | 0.7 | 3 | <1 | 22 | 9 h 40 min |
| Year (annual) | 73°F | 50°F | 61.8°F | 9.94 | 2.6 | 30 | 93 | 75 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12°C | 0°C | 5.9°C | 35 mm | 2 cm |
| February | 14°C | 2°C | 7.6°C | 51 mm | 1 cm |
| March | 18°C | 5°C | 11.3°C | 35 mm | 1 cm |
| April | 21°C | 8°C | 14.8°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| May | 26°C | 13°C | 19.8°C | 6 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 32°C | 19°C | 25.8°C | 2 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 35°C | 23°C | 28.9°C | 21 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 35°C | 22°C | 28.4°C | 11 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 23.7°C | 14 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 24°C | 10°C | 16.9°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 16°C | 3°C | 9.9°C | 17 mm | 0 cm |
| December | 11°C | 0°C | 5.4°C | 28 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00266691; 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.
Which months are mildest at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in April, May and October. Of those, May has the fewest days with rain (1).
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 USC00266691.
When is the last frost at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
In Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 13 in half of years and after April 11 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 15 in half of years and before October 31 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
- March 131 year in 10 after April 11; 9 in 10 after February 20
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 151 year in 10 before October 31; 9 in 10 before November 30
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 244 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 278 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after February 21 in half of springs and before November 27 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S in zone 8b in ZIP code 89004, the nearest ZIP area.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00266691; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026. 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 at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
In a normal year in Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S, 93 days a year reach 90°F (18 of them 100°F or more), 75 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 30 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 93a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 18a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 75a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- fewer than 1high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 30a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 1a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00266691.
How sunny is it at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
Over a year 90% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S, 5.6 kWh per square metre a day. June is the sunniest month (95%) and December the cloudiest (82%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 84% | 3.0 |
| February | 83% | 4.0 |
| March | 87% | 5.5 |
| April | 89% | 6.9 |
| May | 91% | 7.8 |
| June | 95% | 8.5 |
| July | 90% | 7.6 |
| August | 92% | 7.1 |
| September | 94% | 6.2 |
| October | 91% | 4.7 |
| November | 88% | 3.4 |
| December | 82% | 2.7 |
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 many heating and cooling degree days does Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S record?
A normal year at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S brings 3,251 heating degree days, 39% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,103 cooling degree days, 2.3 times the median (908). Five months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,151 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 693 | 0 |
| February | 543 | 0 |
| March | 394 | 3 |
| April | 218 | 26 |
| May | 72 | 156 |
| June | 7 | 411 |
| July | 0 | 589 |
| August | 0 | 561 |
| September | 10 | 299 |
| October | 135 | 57 |
| November | 457 | 1 |
| December | 722 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 3,251 | 2,103 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00266691. 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.
How does Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S's climate compare?
Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S is warmer than 47 of the 55 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 39. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 61.8°F is warmer than 79%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S 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 Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S share this climate record?
2 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.
- Summerlin South, NV30,075 people · 8 mi NE
- Blue Diamond, NV270 people · 3 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 Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S's climate
What is the coldest month at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
December, with a normal high of 52°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 73°F at night).
Does it snow at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
Yes: 3 inches in a normal year, falling on 1 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (0.9 inches).
What is the rainiest month at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
February, with 2.02 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is June with 0.09 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S in zone 8b in ZIP code 89004, the nearest ZIP area.
How late can frost come at Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 13; in one year in ten it comes after April 11. Waiting until April 11 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Enterprise, NV16 miles from this station, 69.1°F a year
- Goodsprings, NV16 miles from this station, 62.9°F a year
- Las Vegas, NV17 miles from this station, 70.1°F a year
- Mount Charleston, NV17 miles from this station, 47.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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