Ruby Lake Nwr, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Ruby Lake Nwr's primary NOAA station, RUBY LAKE NWR.
The climate verdict for Ruby Lake Nwr
Dryness leads the climate profile for Ruby Lake Nwr, Nevada, with 14.0 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 47°F. At 44/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 10% of scores.
- 47°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 14.0"
- annual precipitation · 52" snow
- 119 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Ruby Lake Nwr: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00267123 · Ruby Lake Nwr, NV 47°F mean · 14.0" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 47°F
- RANK-COOL #1,715
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wales
- PRCP-DRY 14.0"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,084 HDD
- STN-1 USC00267123
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Wales, NY ( -0.1 °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.
- Ruby Lake Nwr (this station) 47°F
- Cold Wales, NY 47°F
- Hot Highwood, MT 47°F
- Near Frankfort, MI 47°F
- Near Pine Bluffs, WY 47°F
Climate Living Index · Ruby Lake Nwr
Ruby Lake Nwr: 20/100 · grade F
Ruby Lake Nwr publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Ruby Lake Nwr, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 46.6°F · 20.9° from 67.5°F | 25/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 14.0 in · 21.0 from 35 in | 25/100 · F |
| Snowfall burden | 51.8 inches/year | 20/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 196 calendar days | 16/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 119 days/year | 7/100 · F |
Ruby Lake Nwr · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Ruby Lake Nwr is a continental Köppen climate: Dsb
Coldest-month mean 26.3°F and warmest-month mean 70.7°F place this station in continental, dry-summer, warm summer climates (Dsb). Class Dsb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, dry-summer, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dsb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 70.7°F
- Coldest month
- 26.3°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 Ruby Lake Nwr sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Ruby Lake Nwr's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 75%
- Among 6,861 stations, Ruby Lake Nwr sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 85%
- Ruby Lake Nwr's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 55th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Ruby Lake Nwr compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Ruby Lake Nwr's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
44 10th percentile score exceeds 10% 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
Ruby Lake Nwr's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 53 complete annual observations from 1943 to 2022, RUBY LAKE NWR warmed at a fitted rate of 0.17°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Ruby Lake Nwr primary station fitted change +0.17 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39°F (4°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 26°F (-3°C) | 1.7" | 9.3" | 29.9 | 0.0 |
| February | 42°F (6°C) | 18°F (-8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 1.4" | 9.6" | 26.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 50°F (10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 1.4" | 8.1" | 26.1 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.5" | 6.1" | 18.4 | 0.0 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 53°F (11°C) | 1.4" | 1.3" | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| June | 78°F (26°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 0.8" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 14.5 |
| August | 87°F (30°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| September | 77°F (25°C) | 41°F (5°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.9" | 0.0" | 3.1 | 0.6 |
| October | 64°F (18°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 1.1" | 1.5" | 19.7 | 0.0 |
| November | 50°F (10°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 36°F (2°C) | 1.3" | 6.5" | 25.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 39°F (4°C) | 15°F (-10°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 1.5" | 9.4" | 29.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 90°F around July 24, short of 90°F on every date, while 196 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 13°F near January 1.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 21, then returns to freezing around October 9, covering 196 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.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is April 13, when 32% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is July 2 at 12%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 85 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 25 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 36°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Ruby Lake Nwr.
Where Ruby Lake Nwr Stands Nationally
Freezing is routine here by normals standards — the normal low reaches 32°F or colder on about 196 nights a year, more than most ranked stations.
A drier-than-most normal water year — around 14 inches, below what four out of five ranked stations collect.
Ruby Lake Nwr earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
Snow: 9.3"
9.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.6"
9.1 days with precipitation
Snow: 8.1"
9.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.1"
9.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
8.7 days with precipitation
4.8 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
4.3 days with precipitation
4.9 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.5"
5.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 6.5"
6.5 days with precipitation
Snow: 9.4"
8.5 days with precipitation
Ruby Lake Nwr spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 13% of the annual total and December through February 33%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Ruby Lake Nwr has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.4°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 1.7" and July 0.5". The three wettest months together take 34% 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.
Ruby Lake Nwr is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 85 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 23% of the calendar, and they carry 14.0" between them. At roughly 0.16 inches on an average wet day, this is not the damp drizzle of a marine climate; it is an arid record in which precipitation is both uncommon and light when it appears.
The wettest month by count is April at about 10 wet days; the driest is August at about 4.
A low per-event average in a dry record is a statement about typical days only. Arid regions can still take a large share of a year's total from a single convective storm, which a normal cannot show.
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, not the extremes within it.
Winter brings real snow to Ruby Lake Nwr
Ruby Lake Nwr averages 51.8 inches of snowfall a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals, spread across roughly 34 days that record measurable snow. That is depth accumulating on the ground, which is why it can exceed the annual precipitation figure: precipitation counts the liquid the snow melts down to, and fresh snow is mostly air.
- Annual snowfall: 51.8 inches of depth.
- Days recording measurable snow: about 34 a year.
- At a rough ten-to-one melt ratio, snow accounts for on the order of 37% of the year's precipitation.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. The ten-to-one ratio is a convention, not a measurement: real ratios vary with temperature, so treat the share as an order of magnitude rather than an exact split.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 23
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 27
50% probability date
Growing Season
119 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,084
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
404
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Ruby Lake Nwr 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 (47°F here).
- Addison, NY 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Baraboo, WI 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Boyne Falls, MI 47°F · 0.0°F off
- Coalville, UT 47°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (14.0" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Andrews, TX 14.0" · 0.0" off
- Davenport, WA 14.0" · 0.0" off
- Douglas, AZ 14.0" · 0.0" off
- The Dalles, OR 14.0" · 0.0" off
Snow and freeze rhythm
When cold and snow define Ruby Lake Nwr
heating led · dry · mid swing
Ruby Lake Nwr's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,084 annual heating degree days against 404 for cooling. Its 44.4°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 119 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
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1. Ruby Lake Nwr coldest normal
January
The monthly mean of 26°F (-3°C) sits near freezing, so cold nights and above-freezing afternoons share the same month.
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2. Ruby Lake Nwr typical freeze period
January through December
The station reports average freezing days from January through December.
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3. Ruby Lake Nwr snow peak
February
Ruby Lake Nwr averages 51.8 inches of snow a year, with February the snowiest month on the normals.
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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 Ruby Lake Nwr's primary station: RUBY LAKE NWR (USC00267123). 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 Ruby Lake Nwr; 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 Ruby Lake Nwr 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.