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30-year climate normals

Carson City Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

89.5°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 23.9°F.

Carson City gets 9.34" of precipitation a year and 14" of snow, and 50% of it falls in Dec, Jan, Feb.

Temperature through the year

Each bar spans the average daily low to the average daily high for that month.

40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 45.5° 24.1° 1.72" 3.6"
February 49.5° 27.1° 1.48" 1.7"
March 56.2° 31.6° 1.24" 1.6"
April 61.7° 35.8° 0.51" 0.0"
May 70.4° 42.9° 0.51" 0.0"
June 80.9° 49.2° 0.37" 0.0"
July 89.5° 54.8° 0.18" 0.0"
August 87.8° 52.5° 0.14" 0.0"
September 80.7° 45.6° 0.24" 0.0"
October 68.0° 36.3° 0.55" 0.0"
November 54.5° 28.4° 0.90" 0.7"
December 44.6° 23.9° 1.50" 6.4"

Rainfall by month

Carson City has a distinct wet season. 50% of the year's precipitation arrives in Dec, Jan, Feb.

January 1.72"
February 1.48"
March 1.24"
April 0.51"
May 0.51"
June 0.37"
July 0.18"
August 0.14"
September 0.24"
October 0.55"
November 0.90"
December 1.50"
Annual total 9.34"

What this climate costs you

Degree days measure how hard a building has to work to stay comfortable. They are the reason two identical houses have very different power bills, and they are the link between the weather here and what you pay every month.

Cooling degree days How much air conditioning the climate demands 538
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,353
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.6¢/kWh, Nevada average $73
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $255

These are rough planning figures from degree days and the state electricity price, not a bill estimate. House size, insulation and fuel type move them a lot. See the full cost of owning a home in Carson City, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Carson City?

Carson City averages a high of 89.5°F in July and a low of 23.9°F in December. Annual precipitation is 9.34 inches, including 14 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Carson City?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 50% of the year's precipitation. That is a pronounced wet season rather than rain spread evenly through the year.

How hot does it get in Carson City?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 89.5°F. That drives 538 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Carson City?

Yes. Carson City averages 14 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station CARSON CITY, NV US (USC00261485), 2.2 miles from the county centroid.
  • Heating and cooling degree days — NOAA, same station and period.
  • Electricity price — US Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A, Nevada residential average.
  • Wet-season share is the wettest three consecutive months as a percentage of annual precipitation, calculated from the monthly normals.