Ruth, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Ruth's normal year runs from 7°F December nights to 84°F July afternoons, with 12.6 inches of precipitation and 64 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 5.8°C, December lows of −14°C, July highs of 29°C, 320 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationRuth
- Station IDUSC00267175
- Location39.28°N 114.99°W
- Elevation6,858 ft (2,090 m)
- From the centerunder 1 mile
- Population (census place)266
On October 23, the normal high in Ruth is 58°F and the normal low 23°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 14%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Ruth.
- Jan 38° 9°
- Feb 40° 12°
- Mar 47° 19°
- Apr 54° 24°
- May 64° 32°
- Jun 76° 40°
- Jul 84° 47°
- Aug 82° 46°
- Sep 75° 36°
- Oct 61° 25°
- Nov 47° 16°
- Dec 37° 7°
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 Ruth each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 84°F; December the coldest, with normal lows of 7°F. The most precipitation falls in May (1.51 in), the least in August (0.73 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 38°F | 9°F | 23.4°F | 0.97 | 13.1 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 40°F | 12°F | 25.8°F | 1.09 | 12.4 | 6 | <1 | 28 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 47°F | 19°F | 32.9°F | 1.13 | 10.1 | 6 | <1 | 30 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 54°F | 24°F | 39.2°F | 1.34 | 5.5 | 7 | <1 | 27 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 64°F | 32°F | 48.3°F | 1.51 | 1.3 | 7 | <1 | 17 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 76°F | 40°F | 57.9°F | 0.85 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 h 50 min |
| July | 84°F | 47°F | 65.6°F | 1.02 | 0.0 | 6 | 5 | <1 | 14 h 40 min |
| August | 82°F | 46°F | 63.9°F | 0.73 | 0.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 75°F | 36°F | 55.1°F | 1.02 | 0.3 | 5 | <1 | 11 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 61°F | 25°F | 43.0°F | 1.11 | 1.8 | 5 | <1 | 27 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 47°F | 16°F | 31.5°F | 0.89 | 6.1 | 4 | <1 | 29 | 10 h |
| December | 37°F | 7°F | 22.4°F | 0.92 | 13.3 | 6 | <1 | 31 | 9 h 30 min |
| Year (annual) | 59°F | 26°F | 42.4°F | 12.58 | 63.9 | 67 | 9 | 235 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | −13°C | −4.8°C | 25 mm | 33 cm |
| February | 5°C | −11°C | −3.4°C | 28 mm | 31 cm |
| March | 8°C | −7°C | 0.5°C | 29 mm | 26 cm |
| April | 12°C | −4°C | 4.0°C | 34 mm | 14 cm |
| May | 18°C | 0°C | 9.1°C | 38 mm | 3 cm |
| June | 24°C | 5°C | 14.4°C | 22 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 29°C | 8°C | 18.7°C | 26 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 28°C | 8°C | 17.7°C | 19 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 24°C | 2°C | 12.8°C | 26 mm | 1 cm |
| October | 16°C | −4°C | 6.1°C | 28 mm | 5 cm |
| November | 8°C | −9°C | −0.3°C | 23 mm | 15 cm |
| December | 3°C | −14°C | −5.3°C | 23 mm | 34 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00267175; 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 Ruth?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in June, July, August and September. Of those, June has the fewest days with rain (4).
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 USC00267175.
How hot and how cold does it get in Ruth?
In a normal year in Ruth, 9 days a year reach 90°F, 235 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 67 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 9a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 235a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 25high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 67a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 23a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1958) is 100°F, on July 18, 1998; the lowest is −33°F, on December 10, 1972.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2016, with 17.94 in; the snowiest season is 2010–11, with 117.5 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00267175; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00267175. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is Ruth?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Ruth, 5.0 kWh per square metre a day. September is the sunniest month (88%) and December the cloudiest (73%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 77% | 2.5 |
| February | 77% | 3.5 |
| March | 77% | 4.7 |
| April | 77% | 5.8 |
| May | 79% | 6.8 |
| June | 87% | 7.9 |
| July | 84% | 7.2 |
| August | 86% | 6.7 |
| September | 88% | 5.6 |
| October | 84% | 4.1 |
| November | 80% | 2.8 |
| December | 73% | 2.1 |
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 Ruth need?
A normal year in Ruth brings 8,333 heating degree days, 55% more than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 125 cooling degree days, 86% 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 1,454 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1,291 | 0 |
| February | 1,096 | 0 |
| March | 995 | 0 |
| April | 776 | 0 |
| May | 518 | 1 |
| June | 225 | 12 |
| July | 49 | 68 |
| August | 75 | 42 |
| September | 299 | 2 |
| October | 682 | 0 |
| November | 1,007 | 0 |
| December | 1,321 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 8,333 | 125 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00267175. 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 Ruth been warmer than normal lately?
2021 averaged 43.9°F, 1.5°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 42.4°F.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 43.9°F | +1.5°F | 10.89 | 82.3 |
Over 30 complete years from 1960 to 2021, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 3.0°F per century (+0.17°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00267175; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Ruth's climate compare?
Ruth is warmer than 1 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 45. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 42.4°F is warmer than 10%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Ruth is Dfb: continental, no dry season, warm summer. 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 Ruth's climate
What is the coldest month in Ruth?
December, with a normal high of 37°F and a normal low of 7°F. The warmest is July (84°F by day, 47°F at night).
Does it snow in Ruth?
Yes: 64 inches in a normal year, falling on 29 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in December (13.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Ruth?
May, with 1.51 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.73 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Ruth in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Ruth in zone 5a in ZIP code 89315, the nearest ZIP area.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Ely, NV8 miles from this station, 46.1°F a year
- McGill, NV15 miles from this station, 47.6°F a year
- Moorman Ranch - Ruth (16 mi WNW), NV19 miles from this station, 43.5°F a year
- Lund, NV28 miles from this station, 46.8°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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