Sutcliffe, Nevada climate: Normal weather by month, frost dates and records
Sutcliffe's normal year runs from 30°F January nights to 88°F July afternoons, with 7.4 inches of precipitation and 4 inches of snow a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 12.4°C, January lows of −1°C, July highs of 31°C, 188 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationSutcliffe
- Station IDUSC00267953
- Location39.95°N 119.60°W
- Elevation3,900 ft (1,189 m)
- Population (census place)366
On October 23, the normal high in Sutcliffe is 61°F and the normal low 44°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 10%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Sutcliffe.
- Jan 43° 30°
- Feb 47° 32°
- Mar 54° 36°
- Apr 60° 40°
- May 69° 49°
- Jun 79° 57°
- Jul 88° 65°
- Aug 86° 64°
- Sep 78° 57°
- Oct 64° 47°
- Nov 52° 37°
- Dec 44° 30°
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 Sutcliffe each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 88°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 30°F. The most precipitation falls in January (1.32 in), the least in August (0.18 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 30°F | 36.2°F | 1.32 | 1.3 | 6 | <1 | 21 | 9 h 40 min |
| February | 47°F | 32°F | 39.3°F | 0.80 | 1.0 | 5 | <1 | 15 | 10 h 40 min |
| March | 54°F | 36°F | 44.9°F | 0.77 | 0.6 | 5 | <1 | 8 | 11 h 50 min |
| April | 60°F | 40°F | 50.2°F | 0.49 | 0.2 | 5 | <1 | 3 | 13 h 10 min |
| May | 69°F | 49°F | 58.8°F | 0.62 | 0.0 | 5 | <1 | <1 | 14 h 20 min |
| June | 79°F | 57°F | 67.8°F | 0.50 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | <1 | 15 h |
| July | 88°F | 65°F | 76.1°F | 0.22 | 0.0 | 1 | 16 | <1 | 14 h 50 min |
| August | 86°F | 64°F | 75.0°F | 0.18 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| September | 78°F | 57°F | 67.4°F | 0.27 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | <1 | 12 h 30 min |
| October | 64°F | 47°F | 55.3°F | 0.51 | 0.0 | 3 | <1 | 1 | 11 h 10 min |
| November | 52°F | 37°F | 44.4°F | 0.76 | 0.4 | 4 | <1 | 7 | 10 h |
| December | 44°F | 30°F | 36.9°F | 0.98 | 0.7 | 5 | <1 | 20 | 9 h 20 min |
| Year (annual) | 63°F | 45°F | 54.4°F | 7.42 | 4.2 | 45 | 31 | 74 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6°C | −1°C | 2.3°C | 34 mm | 3 cm |
| February | 8°C | 0°C | 4.1°C | 20 mm | 3 cm |
| March | 12°C | 2°C | 7.2°C | 20 mm | 2 cm |
| April | 16°C | 5°C | 10.1°C | 12 mm | 1 cm |
| May | 21°C | 9°C | 14.9°C | 16 mm | 0 cm |
| June | 26°C | 14°C | 19.9°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| July | 31°C | 18°C | 24.5°C | 6 mm | 0 cm |
| August | 30°C | 18°C | 23.9°C | 5 mm | 0 cm |
| September | 25°C | 14°C | 19.7°C | 7 mm | 0 cm |
| October | 18°C | 8°C | 12.9°C | 13 mm | 0 cm |
| November | 11°C | 3°C | 6.9°C | 19 mm | 1 cm |
| December | 7°C | −1°C | 2.7°C | 25 mm | 2 cm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00267953; 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 Sutcliffe?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in May, June and September. Of those, September has the fewest days with rain (2).
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 USC00267953.
When is the last frost in Sutcliffe?
In Sutcliffe, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after April 15 in half of years and after May 3 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 11 in half of years and before October 23 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
- April 151 year in 10 after May 3; 9 in 10 after March 27
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 111 year in 10 before October 23; 9 in 10 before November 26
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 208 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 241 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 26 in half of springs and before November 23 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Sutcliffe in zone 7a in ZIP code 89510, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, Sutcliffe's NOAA station is in zone 8b: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (16 complete years); the map interpolates between stations and terrain, so the station and the ZIP area can differ by half a zone.
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Nevada · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00267953; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. 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 in Sutcliffe?
In a normal year in Sutcliffe, 31 days a year reach 90°F, 74 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 45 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 31a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- fewer than 1a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 74a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 4high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 45a normal year
- Days with 1 inch of snow or more
- 2a normal year
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00267953.
How sunny is Sutcliffe?
Over a year 86% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds in the area around Sutcliffe, 5.2 kWh per square metre a day. August is the sunniest month (94%) and December the cloudiest (71%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 75% | 2.4 |
| February | 76% | 3.4 |
| March | 79% | 4.8 |
| April | 83% | 6.3 |
| May | 85% | 7.3 |
| June | 92% | 8.3 |
| July | 93% | 8.0 |
| August | 94% | 7.3 |
| September | 93% | 5.9 |
| October | 89% | 4.3 |
| November | 81% | 2.8 |
| December | 71% | 2.0 |
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 Sutcliffe need?
A normal year in Sutcliffe brings 4,816 heating degree days, 10% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 965 cooling degree days, 6% more than the median (908). Seven months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 3,268 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 893 | 0 |
| February | 720 | 0 |
| March | 625 | 0 |
| April | 446 | 1 |
| May | 224 | 31 |
| June | 57 | 142 |
| July | 2 | 346 |
| August | 2 | 314 |
| September | 51 | 122 |
| October | 310 | 9 |
| November | 618 | 0 |
| December | 869 | 0 |
| Year (annual) | 4,816 | 965 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00267953. 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 Sutcliffe been warmer than normal lately?
2025 averaged 56.8°F, 2.4°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 54.4°F. 2 of the 2 complete years since 2024 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 56.5°F | +2.1°F | 4.72 | 12.0 |
| 2025 | 56.8°F | +2.4°F | 6.42 | 2.4 |
Over 30 complete years from 1969 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 6.5°F per century (+0.36°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00267953; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Sutcliffe's climate compare?
Sutcliffe is warmer than 41 of the other 54 places with their own NOAA record in Nevada, and wetter than 19. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 54.4°F is warmer than 58%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Sutcliffe is BWk: cold desert. 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 Sutcliffe's climate
What is the coldest month in Sutcliffe?
January, with a normal high of 43°F and a normal low of 30°F. The warmest is July (88°F by day, 65°F at night).
Does it snow in Sutcliffe?
Yes: 4 inches in a normal year, falling on 2 days with 0.1 inch or more, the most in January (1.3 inches).
What is the rainiest month in Sutcliffe?
January, with 1.32 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is August with 0.18 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Sutcliffe in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Sutcliffe in zone 7a in ZIP code 89510, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at Sutcliffe's NOAA station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 15°F (16 years, 1991-2020): zone 8b.
How late can frost come in Sutcliffe?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after April 15; in one year in ten it comes after May 3. Waiting until May 3 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Nevada climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Spanish Springs, NV22 miles from this station, 52.0°F a year
- Wadsworth, NV24 miles from this station, 52.5°F a year
- Doyle, CA25 miles from this station, 50.3°F a year
- Stead, NV27 miles from this station, 51.0°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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