Wells, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Annual temperature and rainfall from NOAA NCEI's 1991–2020 normals →; comfort score computed by PlainClimate
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wells's primary NOAA station, WELLS.
The climate verdict for Wells
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wells, Nevada, with 9.1 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 45°F. At 28/100 (below average) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 0% of scores.
- 45°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 28/100
- comfort score, above 0% of station-mapped location scores
- 9.1"
- yearly precipitation total
- 98 days
- frost-free growing season
Wells: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00268988 · Wells, NV 45°F mean · 9.1" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-ARID · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 45°F
- RANK-COOL #1,235
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rexburg Byu Ida…
- PRCP-ARID 9.1"
- SWING-WIDE 45°F
- COMF-LOW 28/100
- LOAD-HEAT 7,623 HDD
- STN-1 USC00268988
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Rexburg Byu Idaho, ID (+ 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.
- Wells (this station) 45°F
- Cold Stanford, MT 45°F
- Hot Raynesford, MT 45°F
- Near Rexburg Byu Ida…, ID 45°F
- Near Riley, OR 45°F
Climate Living Index · Wells
Wells: 10/100 · grade F
Wells publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Wells, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 28/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Annual temperature balance | 44.8°F · 22.7° from 67.5°F | 19/100 · F |
| Precipitation balance | 9.1 in · 25.9 from 35 in | 10/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 218 calendar days | 6/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 98 days/year | 0/100 · F |
Wells · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Wells's normals sit in a dry climate class: BSk
Precipitation is low relative to temperature but above true desert thresholds: cold semi-arid steppe (BSk). Class BSk is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: dry (arid or semi-arid), specifically cold semi-arid steppe.
- Köppen code
- BSk
- Group
- Dry (arid or semi-arid)
- Warmest month
- 68.8°F
- Coldest month
- 23.8°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 Wells sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Wells's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 82%
- Among 6,861 stations, Wells sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 95%
- Wells's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- 59th percentile swing
- Typical seasonal amplitude versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Wells compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wells's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
28 0th percentile score exceeds 0% 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%). This entry sits in this band.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Above this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Above this entry.
- 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
Wells's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 60 complete annual observations from 1940 to 2023, WELLS warmed at a fitted rate of 0.10°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Wells primary station fitted change +0.10 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F (2°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 0.8" | 30.4 | 0.0 |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 0.7" | 27.1 | 0.0 |
| March | 50°F (10°C) | 24°F (-5°C) | 37°F (3°C) | 0.8" | 27.9 | 0.0 |
| April | 57°F (14°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 1.1" | 22.2 | 0.0 |
| May | 67°F (19°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 51°F (11°C) | 1.1" | 9.0 | 0.2 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 0.6" | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| July | 88°F (31°C) | 50°F (10°C) | 69°F (20°C) | 0.4" | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| August | 86°F (30°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 67°F (19°C) | 0.3" | 0.4 | 9.4 |
| September | 76°F (24°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 57°F (14°C) | 0.8" | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| October | 62°F (17°C) | 28°F (-2°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 0.7" | 22.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 47°F (8°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 34°F (1°C) | 0.9" | 27.7 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 12°F (-11°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 1.0" | 29.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wells works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 90°F by July 26 and hold at or above 90°F on 6 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 212 dates, bottoming at 10°F around December 30.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 24 through July 29, covering 6 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 25 to September 30.
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 May 2, then returns to freezing around October 4, covering 212 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 28, when 22% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 6 at 5%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 52 wet dates a year.
The widest day
July 31 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 39°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wells.
Where Wells Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 212 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 9 inches in a normal year lands this among the driest tenth of ranked stations.
Wells earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
5.4 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
4.7 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
5.8 days with precipitation
4.1 days with precipitation
1.8 days with precipitation
1.5 days with precipitation
3.2 days with precipitation
3.5 days with precipitation
5.0 days with precipitation
5.1 days with precipitation
Wells spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 14% of the annual total and December through February 27%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wells has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 45°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: May averages 1.1" and August 0.3". The three wettest months together take 35% 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.
Wells is dry, and what does fall arrives gently
Only about 52 days a year record measurable precipitation here, 14% of the calendar, and they carry 9.1" between them. At roughly 0.18 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 6 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 16
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
June 10
50% probability date
Growing Season
98 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
7,623
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
279
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside NV closest to Wells 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 (45°F here).
- Dannemora, NY 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Estherville, IA 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Hamilton, MT 45°F · 0.0°F off
- Harrison, NE 45°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (9.1" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Moab, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
- Neola, UT 9.1" · 0.0" off
- Glen, MT 9.2" · 0.0" off
- Vernal, UT 9.1" · 0.1" off
Scarce-water calendar
Where Wells's limited precipitation lands
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wells's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 7,623 annual heating degree days against 279 for cooling. Its 45.0°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 98 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 January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Wells's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 45.0°F. The annual average is 45°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wells's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 9.1 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
Wells wettest normal
May
May concentrates the scarce annual total (9.1 inches).
Wells driest normal
August
August 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 Wells's primary station: WELLS (USC00268988). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The 2024 Census Gazetteer identifies the exact name-and-state match as an incorporated place (GEOID 3283000). Match rule for Wells: exact normalized name + state only, no fuzzy expansion, so nearby differently spelled facilities stay unmatched.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Wells 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.