Nevada climate: Statewide normals, its places and each month, NOAA 1991-2020
Nevada's statewide normal is 51.0°F a year with 10.2 inches of precipitation (NOAA nClimDiv, 1991-2020); it has warmed 2.1°F per century since 1895, and 2025 was its warmest year.
- Statewide normal temperature
- 51.0°Fyear, 1991-2020
- Statewide normal precipitation
- 10.2 inyear, 1991-2020
- Last five years against normal
- +0.9°F2021-2025 mean 52.0°F
- Places with normals
- 11955 Census places, 64 other stations
What is Nevada's weather like each month?
Statewide, July is the warmest month and December the coldest. Each month has its own page with the warmest and coolest places that month:
- Jan43°22°
- Feb47°25°
- Mar55°30°
- Apr61°34°
- May70°42°
- Jun81°50°
- Jul90°58°
- Aug88°56°
- Sep79°48°
- Oct66°37°
- Nov52°28°
- Dec43°21°
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43°F | 22°F | 32.8°F | 1.19 |
| February | 47°F | 25°F | 35.7°F | 1.09 |
| March | 55°F | 30°F | 42.1°F | 1.09 |
| April | 61°F | 34°F | 47.4°F | 0.98 |
| May | 70°F | 42°F | 56.2°F | 1.07 |
| June | 81°F | 50°F | 65.6°F | 0.57 |
| July | 90°F | 58°F | 73.8°F | 0.49 |
| August | 88°F | 56°F | 71.9°F | 0.47 |
| September | 79°F | 48°F | 63.5°F | 0.53 |
| October | 66°F | 37°F | 51.5°F | 0.78 |
| November | 52°F | 28°F | 40.0°F | 0.79 |
| December | 43°F | 21°F | 31.8°F | 1.13 |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide series (Climate at a Glance); data files. Statewide values are area-weighted from a 5 km grid of station data, so they differ from the simple average of a state's stations.
Has Nevada been warmer than normal?
4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the 1991-2020 statewide normal of 51.0°F. The record since 1895 rises at a fitted 2.1°F per century; the warmest year was 2025 (53.2°F).
| Year | Mean | Against normal |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.5°F | +1.5°F |
| 2022 | 51.6°F | +0.6°F |
| 2023 | 49.9°F | −1.1°F |
| 2024 | 52.6°F | +1.5°F |
| 2025 | 53.2°F | +2.2°F |
Source: NOAA NCEI nClimDiv statewide annual series.
Where is it warmest, wettest and snowiest in Nevada?
Among the places PlainClimate covers, Laughlin has the warmest year (74.1°F) and Wild Horse Reservoir the coolest (39.9°F); Mount Charleston is the wettest (26.4 in) and Amargosa Farms-Garey the driest (3.8 in), and Wild Horse Reservoir gets the most snow (117 in).
| Place | Year | July high | January low | Precip. | Snow | Last frost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 70.1°F | 105°F | 41°F | 4.2 | 0 | January 20 |
| North Las Vegas | 69.7°F | 106°F | 38°F | 4.3 | 0 | February 1 |
| Reno | 55.0°F | 94°F | 26°F | 7.3 | 21 | April 20 |
| Enterprise | 69.1°F | 106°F | 38°F | 4.8 | 0 | February 4 |
| Sparks | 53.5°F | 92°F | 25°F | 8.4 | 7 | May 1 |
| Carson | 51.7°F | 90°F | 24°F | 9.3 | 14 | May 4 |
| Pahrump | 62.3°F | 101°F | 28°F | 5.0 | – | March 29 |
| Elko | 47.8°F | 92°F | 16°F | 10.0 | 41 | May 29 |
| Spanish Springs | 52.0°F | 92°F | 22°F | 9.2 | – | May 3 |
| Fallon | 53.7°F | 96°F | 22°F | 4.9 | – | May 6 |
| Incline Village | 46.0°F | 76°F | 24°F | – | – | May 17 |
| Laughlin | 74.1°F | 110°F | 45°F | 5.3 | 0 | January 5 |
| Winnemucca | 50.6°F | 96°F | 21°F | 8.3 | 22 | May 31 |
| Battle Mountain | 54.3°F | 100°F | 22°F | 9.2 | 21 | May 9 |
| Ely | 46.1°F | 89°F | 12°F | 9.4 | 54 | June 12 |
| Minden | 50.1°F | 91°F | 19°F | 9.3 | 22 | May 30 |
| Yerington | 53.5°F | 93°F | 23°F | 4.6 | 3 | April 29 |
| Hawthorne | 56.5°F | 95°F | 26°F | 4.2 | 1 | April 22 |
| Tonopah | 52.9°F | 92°F | 22°F | 4.8 | – | April 30 |
| Lovelock | 51.6°F | 96°F | 19°F | 4.8 | – | May 12 |
| Jackpot | 44.6°F | 89°F | 12°F | 11.4 | – | – |
| Wells | 44.8°F | 88°F | 12°F | 9.1 | – | June 10 |
| Pioche | 51.5°F | 86°F | 23°F | 12.9 | – | May 2 |
| Bunkerville | 65.5°F | 106°F | 30°F | 5.9 | – | March 16 |
| McGill | 47.6°F | 88°F | 15°F | 8.8 | 37 | May 28 |
| Caliente | 53.7°F | 97°F | 19°F | 8.8 | 9 | May 3 |
| Wadsworth | 52.5°F | 95°F | 20°F | – | – | May 9 |
| Virginia City | 50.6°F | 84°F | 27°F | 11.7 | 46 | May 12 |
| Beatty | 59.8°F | 99°F | 27°F | 6.3 | 2 | April 12 |
| Mount Charleston | 47.0°F | 79°F | 22°F | 26.4 | 100 | May 31 |
| Sutcliffe | 54.4°F | 88°F | 30°F | 7.4 | 4 | April 15 |
| Eureka | 46.3°F | 90°F | 13°F | 9.1 | – | June 7 |
| Searchlight | 64.0°F | 97°F | 38°F | 7.8 | 1 | March 7 |
| Topaz Lake | 51.9°F | 92°F | 22°F | 5.9 | 18 | May 12 |
| Dyer | 52.1°F | 94°F | 18°F | 5.4 | 9 | May 9 |
| Glenbrook | 46.0°F | 77°F | 25°F | 18.5 | – | June 5 |
| Ruth | 42.4°F | 84°F | 9°F | 12.6 | 64 | – |
| Goldfield | 53.0°F | 90°F | 23°F | – | – | April 27 |
| Golconda | 50.6°F | 94°F | 20°F | – | – | May 16 |
| Goodsprings | 62.9°F | 102°F | 32°F | 6.6 | – | March 17 |
| Paradise Valley | 48.9°F | 93°F | 18°F | 10.9 | – | June 5 |
| Gabbs | 53.7°F | 95°F | 22°F | 7.1 | – | May 1 |
| Orovada | 49.3°F | 94°F | 19°F | 10.2 | 16 | June 2 |
| Mina | 57.9°F | 97°F | 27°F | 5.6 | 8 | April 14 |
| Imlay | 50.3°F | 92°F | 20°F | 8.4 | 12 | May 17 |
| Lund | 46.8°F | 88°F | 14°F | 9.5 | 22 | June 5 |
| Montello | 46.1°F | 92°F | 12°F | 8.8 | 14 | June 1 |
| Lamoille | 41.8°F | 84°F | 10°F | 14.9 | 84 | – |
| Gerlach | 54.0°F | 95°F | 24°F | 7.8 | 13 | April 28 |
| Austin | 50.1°F | 86°F | 26°F | 12.3 | 64 | May 18 |
| McDermitt | 47.6°F | 92°F | 17°F | 7.8 | 21 | – |
| Rachel | 52.5°F | 94°F | 18°F | 7.8 | – | May 4 |
| Baker | 48.6°F | 85°F | 21°F | 12.8 | – | May 12 |
| Denio | 51.0°F | 94°F | 22°F | 9.1 | 20 | May 30 |
| Hiko | 57.0°F | 95°F | 26°F | 7.3 | 2 | April 20 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station. Last frost: the median last spring date of 32°F.
What are Nevada's all-time weather records?
The official state records, reviewed by NOAA's State Climate Extremes Committee: from 125°F to −50°F.
| Record | Value | Where | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest temperature | 125°F | Laughlin | June 29, 1994 |
| Lowest temperature | −50°F | San Jacinto | January 8, 1937 |
| Most precipitation in 24 hours | 7.78 in | Mount Charleston | October 20, 2004 |
| Most snow in 24 hours | 36 in | Dagget Pass | December 21, 1996 |
| Deepest snow on the ground | 271 in | Spooners Station (tied 2 times; the latest shown) | March 13, 1911 |
Source: NOAA NCEI State Climate Extremes Committee records.
Which large cities in Nevada have no climate record of their own?
These 4 cities of 50,000 or more have no NOAA record with 1991-2020 normals under their own name; each page compares the nearest records, with their distance and elevation.
- Henderson350,039 people
- Spring Valley219,913 people
- Sunrise Manor199,099 people
- Paradise186,178 people
Which other NOAA stations in Nevada keep normals?
64 stations in Nevada that are not a town's own record keep 1991-2020 normals too: reservoirs and dams, parks and forests, research farms, remote sites and the second stations of towns (those are shown on the town's page). Each with its normal yearly mean:
- Alan Bible Visitor Center71.7°F
- Amargosa Farms-Garey64.5°F
- Arthur (4 mi NW)44.8°F
- Beowawe49.1°F
- Beowawe 49 mi S - University of Nevada Ranch47.9°F
- Blue Eagle Ranch - Currant (12 mi SSW)52.6°F
- Callville Bay71.7°F
- Cathedral Gorge State Park52.0°F
- Clover Valley46.1°F
- Dagget Pass43.3°F
- Deeth43.9°F
- Denio (52 mi WSW)42.9°F
- Desert National Wildlife Refuge62.5°F
- Diamond Valley - Eureka (14 mi NNW)45.6°F
- Echo Bay70.3°F
- Elgin60.1°F
- Elko NWS Office47.5°F
- Eureka station46.2°F
- Fallon Experiment Station52.1°F
- Gibbs Ranch - Jarbidge (24 mi SE)45.2°F
- Great Basin National Park47.7°F
- Jarbidge45.0°F
- Jarbidge (7 mi N)43.1°F
- Jiggs (2 mi NE)46.1°F
- Kings River Valley - Orovada (26 mi NW)48.1°F
- Lages47.4°F
- Lahontan Dam56.5°F
- Lamoille Yost45.4°F
- Las Vegas Air Terminal68.8°F
- Leonard Creek Ranch - Denio (33 mi S)51.2°F
- Lovelock station52.6°F
- Mercury (3 mi SSW)63.0°F
- Mercury Desert Rock Airport63.5°F
- Middlegate-Clifford49.1°F
- Montello - (7 mi NE)47.3°F
- Moorman Ranch - Ruth (16 mi WNW)43.5°F
- Oasis44.3°F
- Overton68.7°F
- Pahranagat Wildlife Refuge60.7°F
- Pine Valley - Carlin (20 mi S)44.4°F
- Red Rock Canyon - Spring Mount Ranch S61.8°F
- Reese River Ione (13 mi NE)42.8°F
- Reno Weather Office54.4°F
- Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge46.6°F
- Rye Patch Dam51.1°F
- Ryndon46.8°F
- Shoshone (5 mi N)48.2°F
- Silverpeak55.2°F
- Smith (6 mi N)51.1°F
- Smoke Creek Espil51.5°F
- Smoky Valley - Carvers50.0°F
- Snowball Ranch45.4°F
- South Fork State Rec Area45.2°F
- Spring Valley State Park45.1°F
- Stead51.0°F
- Sunnyside - Lund (31 mi S)49.8°F
- Tonopah station51.3°F
- Tuscarora46.2°F
- Twin Spring Fallini50.8°F
- Valley Of Fire State Park70.2°F
- Wabuska (6 mi SE)50.6°F
- Wendover (16 mi NW)48.5°F
- Wild Horse Reservoir39.9°F
- Winnemucca (3 mi SSW)49.9°F
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for each station.
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- Every stateCompare the statewide normals
- Laughlin74.1°F a year, 5.3 in of precipitation
- Wild Horse Reservoir39.9°F a year, 12.8 in of precipitation
- Mount Charleston47.0°F a year, 26.4 in of precipitation
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