Climate Comfort Score
52/100
Moderate
NOAA 1991–2020 normals Station-mapped location · no exact Census place match 49°F annual avg Public-domain federal data
Wendover, NV Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Temperature, precipitation, and comfort score from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →
- 49°F
- Avg annual temp
- 52/100
- Comfort score
- 10.9"
- Annual precip
- 141d
- Growing season
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Wendover's primary NOAA station, WENDOVER 16NW.
The climate verdict for Wendover
Dryness leads the climate profile for Wendover, Nevada, with 10.9 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 49°F. At 52/100 (moderate) the composite comfort score falls in the least temperate third of station-mapped US locations, milder than only 24% of them.
- 49°F
- yearly average temperature, NOAA normal
- 52/100
- comfort score, milder than 24% of station-mapped locations
- 10.9"
- precipitation, annual total
- 141 days
- growing season, frost-free days
Based on NOAA U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020) - 30-year averages describing the typical year, not a forecast.
Avg Temperature
49°F (9°C)
Avg High
63°F
Avg Low
34°F
Annual Precip
10.9"
Comfort Score
52/100
Moderate
Avg Annual Temperature
49°F
30-year mean (NOAA NCEI)
Annual Precipitation
10.9"
Liquid-equivalent total
Comfort score vs national 100-point ceiling (Wendover) 52.0%
National median (64)
PlainClimate composite, temperature mildness, humidity, precipitation, extreme-weather frequency. Moderate for the Wendover area.
How Wendover compares with its closest stations
Against the 6 closest stations in the record, Wendover averages 49°F a year, warmer than Montello -, NV (46°F) and Oasis, NV (44°F), and cooler than Wendover, UT (52°F). On comfort score it places 1 of 7 in that local group.
Corpus-relative placement
Where Wendover sits across the climate record
These comparisons place this primary-station normal among station-mapped locations with the same NOAA 1991–2020 fields.
- Annual temperature
- Warmer than 34%
- of 6,861 measured location normals.
- Annual precipitation
- Wetter than 8%
- of 6,352 measured location normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Larger than 89%
- of 6,861 complete location-year normals.
How Wendover compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Wendover's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
52 24th percentile milder than 24% of 6,189 station-mapped locations
- 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%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). This entry sits in this band.
- 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 | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 36°F (2°C) | 13°F (-10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.7" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 43°F (6°C) | 19°F (-7°C) | 31°F (-1°C) | 0.7" | 25.3 | 0.0 |
| March | 53°F (11°C) | 26°F (-4°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 0.6" | 28.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 60°F (16°C) | 32°F (0°C) | 46°F (8°C) | 2.5" | 11.7 | 0.0 |
| May | 69°F (21°C) | 40°F (5°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.1" | 4.3 | 1.0 |
| June | 81°F (27°C) | 47°F (9°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 0.8" | 0.7 | 6.5 |
| July | 94°F (34°C) | 62°F (17°C) | 78°F (26°C) | 0.5" | 0.0 | 27.4 |
| August | 91°F (33°C) | 56°F (13°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 0.7" | 0.0 | 25.7 |
| September | 80°F (27°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 0.8" | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| October | 63°F (17°C) | 33°F (1°C) | 48°F (9°C) | 0.9" | 19.3 | 0.0 |
| November | 48°F (9°C) | 22°F (-6°C) | 35°F (2°C) | 0.7" | 27.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 37°F (3°C) | 14°F (-10°C) | 25°F (-4°C) | 0.9" | 30.8 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Wendover works both ends of the calendar. Normal highs climb to 95°F by July 21 and hold at or above 90°F on 51 dates, then normal lows drop to freezing or below on 183 dates, bottoming at 12°F around January 1.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from July 2 through August 21, covering 51 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs May 19 to October 3.
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 17, then returns to freezing around October 18, 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.
The widest day
August 29 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 38°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Wendover.
Where Wendover Stands Nationally
Aridity defines the water calendar: about 11 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 38°F, sharper than nine in ten ranked stations see.
Standing computed against the distribution of 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations in the PlainClimate database; only nationally notable standings are shown.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
January 0.7"
February 0.7"
March 0.6"
April 2.5"
May 1.1"
June 0.8"
July 0.5"
August 0.7"
September 0.8"
October 0.9"
November 0.7"
December 0.9"
Wendover spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 18% of the annual total and December through February 21%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Wendover has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a wide 53.3°F gap between its warmest and coldest month.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: April averages 2.5" and July 0.5". The three wettest months together take 42% 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.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 30
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 12
50% probability date
Growing Season
141 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
6,793
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
800
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Places with a similar climate profile
NOAA 1991–2020 annual normals connect this location to non-geographic peers. Temperature peers use annual mean temperature; energy peers use both heating and cooling degree days.
Closest annual-temperature peers
What Wendover's climate means for you
Wendover runs 49°F a year - peaking in July, coldest in January.
- The frost-free window is short at about 141 days, opening only once the last spring freeze passes near May 12, which rules out long-season crops outdoors.
- Keeping warm is the dominant household load: 6,793 heating degree days against only 800 for cooling.
- See how Wendover lines up against the rest of Nevada and the national rankings. See rankings
Climate Guides
Data-derived climate profile
How Wendover's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Wendover's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 6,793 annual heating degree days against 800 for cooling. Its 53.3°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 141 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 Wendover's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 53.3°F. The annual average is 49°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Wendover's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 10.9 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.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Wendover's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. They are descriptive ranges, not an official NOAA classification or a forecast for any specific year.
The year in four calendar signals
- Warmest normal
- July
- At 78°F (26°C) this is a genuinely hot month, in the top third of US stations, and the daily average understates afternoon highs.
- Coldest normal
- January
- Averaging 25°F (-4°C), this month sits below freezing for the month as a whole, not merely overnight.
- Rainfall rhythm
- April to July
- April is typically wettest; July is driest.
- Mild-temperature window
- June through September
- Monthly means sit between 55°F and 75°F in this window. Freezing days are still reported from January through December.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average temperature in Wendover, NV? ▼
The average annual temperature in Wendover, Nevada is 49°F. The warmest month averages 94°F (34°C) and the coldest averages 13°F (-10°C).
How dry is Wendover? ▼
Wendover receives 10.9 inches of precipitation a year. For reference, the contiguous United States averages near 30 inches. Based on NOAA 30-year climate normals (1991-2020).
How many days above 90°F does Wendover get? ▼
Wendover averages about 68 days a year at or above 90°F, concentrated in July and the months either side of it. That is a count of days reaching the threshold, not a measure of how far above it they go.
What is the comfort score for Wendover? ▼
Wendover has a climate comfort score of 52/100 (Moderate), milder than 24% of station-mapped locations in the PlainClimate database.
When is the growing season in Wendover? ▼
Wendover has approximately 141 frost-free days per year, with the last spring freeze around May 12 and the first fall freeze around September 30.
How much energy does heating and cooling require in Wendover? ▼
Wendover has 6,793 heating degree days and 800 cooling degree days annually, a heating-dominated climate. See our <a href="/guides/reading-weather-data" class="underline hover:text-brand-600">guide to reading weather data</a> for what these figures mean.
Where does this Wendover climate data come from? ▼
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). Figures on this page come from Wendover's primary NOAA station (WENDOVER 16NW, USC00269005).
Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Wendover's primary station: WENDOVER 16NW (USC00269005). 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. The reproducible method is an exact normalized name-and-state match; unresolved is an upper bound on facilities because spelling variants can be missed.
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