Smoky Valley - Carvers, 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 Smoky Valley - Carvers's primary NOAA station, SMOKY VALLEY - CARVERS.
The climate verdict for Smoky Valley - Carvers
Dryness leads the climate profile for Smoky Valley - Carvers, Nevada, with 6.4 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 50°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.
- 50°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 44/100
- comfort score, above 10% of station-mapped location scores
- 6.4"
- annual precipitation · 10" snow
- 127 days
- frost-free growing season
Smoky Valley - Carvers: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00267620 · Smoky Valley - Carvers, NV 50°F mean · 6.4" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-MID · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 50°F
- RANK-MID #2,744
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Charlotteburg R…
- PRCP-ARID 6.4"
- SWING-MID 44°F
- COMF-LOW 44/100
- LOAD-HEAT 6,046 HDD
- STN-1 USC00267620
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Charlotteburg Rsvr, 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.
- Smoky Valley -… (this station) 50°F
- Cold Mesa Verde Nati…, CO 50°F
- Hot Belvidere Brg, NJ 50°F
- Near Charlotteburg R…, NJ 50°F
- Near Sussex, NJ 50°F
Climate Living Index · Smoky Valley - Carvers
Smoky Valley - Carvers: 22/100 · grade F
Smoky Valley - Carvers publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Smoky Valley - Carvers, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 44/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Snowfall burden | 9.6 inches/year | 64/100 · C |
| Annual temperature balance | 50.0°F · 17.5° from 67.5°F | 40/100 · D |
| Frost-free season | 127 days/year | 10/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 223 calendar days | 4/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 6.4 in · 28.6 from 35 in | 4/100 · F |
Smoky Valley - Carvers · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Smoky Valley - Carvers's normals sit in a dry climate class: BWk
Annual precipitation falls well below the aridity threshold for this temperature regime, so the normals classify as cold desert (BWk). Class BWk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold desert.
- Köppen code
- BWk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 73.3°F
- Coldest month
- 29.2°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 Smoky Valley - Carvers sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Smoky Valley - Carvers's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- 40th percentile warmth
- Mid-pack annual mean versus 6,861 station normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 98%
- Smoky Valley - Carvers's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 54th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Smoky Valley - Carvers compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Smoky Valley - Carvers'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
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (6°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.7" | 3.9" | 28.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 48°F (9°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.5" | 1.3" | 24.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 56°F (14°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 0.6" | 0.8" | 23.2 | 0.0 |
| April | 63°F (17°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 0.5" | 0.8" | 16.1 | 0.0 |
| May | 72°F (22°C) | 40°F (4°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| June | 84°F (29°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 66°F (19°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 0.7 | 8.8 |
| July | 91°F (33°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 0.6" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 21.7 |
| August | 90°F (32°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 71°F (22°C) | 0.5" | 0.0" | 0.2 | 18.1 |
| September | 81°F (27°C) | 44°F (7°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.4" | 0.0" | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| October | 68°F (20°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 51°F (10°C) | 0.7" | 0.0" | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| November | 54°F (12°C) | 23°F (-5°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.5" | 0.8" | 25.2 | 0.0 |
| December | 42°F (6°C) | 16°F (-9°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 0.6" | 2.0" | 28.7 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Smoky Valley - Carvers works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 92°F by July 20 and hold at or above 90°F on 40 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 183 dates, bottoming at 15°F around December 21.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 6 through August 14, covering 40 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 10 to October 12.
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 19, then returns to freezing around October 20, covering 183 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 February 11, when 16% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 21 at 7%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 42 wet dates a year.
The widest day
September 3 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 37°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Smoky Valley - Carvers.
Where Smoky Valley - Carvers Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 6 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 37°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Smoky Valley - Carvers 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: 3.9"
4.6 days with precipitation
Snow: 1.3"
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
4.3 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
3.9 days with precipitation
4.4 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
2.7 days with precipitation
2.2 days with precipitation
2.4 days with precipitation
3.0 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.8"
2.8 days with precipitation
Snow: 2.0"
4.0 days with precipitation
Smoky Valley - Carvers spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 23% of the annual total and December through February 27%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Smoky Valley - Carvers has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 44.1°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: January averages 0.7" and June 0.4". The three wettest months together take 30% 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.
Smoky Valley - Carvers is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 41 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 11% of the calendar, and they carry 6.4" 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 January at about 5 wet days; the driest is August at about 2.
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.
Snow reaches Smoky Valley - Carvers, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 9.6 inches of snow a year here, most likely in January. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 5 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 28
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 24
50% probability date
Growing Season
127 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,046
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
618
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
December
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Smoky Valley - Carvers 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 (50°F here).
- Albia, IA 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Aledo, IL 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Centerburg, OH 50°F · 0.0°F off
- Circleville, UT 50°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (6.4" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Lovell, WY 6.5" · 0.0" off
- Bakersfield, CA 6.4" · 0.1" off
- Gila Bend, AZ 6.3" · 0.1" off
- Mexican Hat, UT 6.3" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Smoky Valley - Carvers's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Smoky Valley - Carvers's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,046 annual heating degree days against 618 for cooling. Its 44.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 127 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.
July and December mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Smoky Valley - Carvers's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 44.1°F. The annual average is 50°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Smoky Valley - Carvers's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 6.4 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Annual snowfall totals 9.6 inches. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Smoky Valley - Carvers wettest normal
January
January concentrates the scarce annual total (6.4 inches).
Smoky Valley - Carvers 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 Smoky Valley - Carvers's primary station: SMOKY VALLEY - CARVERS (USC00267620). 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 Smoky Valley - Carvers; 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 Smoky Valley - Carvers 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.