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30-year climate normals

Douglas County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

91.2°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 18.7°F.

Douglas County gets 9.34" of precipitation a year and 21.8" of snow, and 49% 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.

20° 40° 60° 80° JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
MonthAvg highAvg low PrecipSnow
January 46.6° 19.0° 1.70" 5.6"
February 51.4° 22.1° 1.30" 4.1"
March 58.2° 26.8° 1.25" 3.4"
April 63.8° 30.4° 0.49" 1.5"
May 72.6° 37.7° 0.61" 0.1"
June 82.6° 43.7° 0.33" 0.1"
July 91.2° 49.0° 0.25" 0.0"
August 90.3° 46.6° 0.26" 0.0"
September 83.4° 40.2° 0.21" 0.0"
October 71.2° 30.9° 0.61" 0.2"
November 56.8° 22.8° 0.79" 1.6"
December 45.8° 18.7° 1.54" 5.2"

Rainfall by month

Douglas County has a distinct wet season. 49% of the year's precipitation arrives in Dec, Jan, Feb.

January 1.70"
February 1.30"
March 1.25"
April 0.49"
May 0.61"
June 0.33"
July 0.25"
August 0.26"
September 0.21"
October 0.61"
November 0.79"
December 1.54"
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 385
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,805
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.6¢/kWh, Nevada average $52
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $276

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 Douglas County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Douglas County?

Douglas County averages a high of 91.2°F in July and a low of 18.7°F in December. Annual precipitation is 9.34 inches, including 21.8 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Douglas County?

The wettest stretch is Dec, Jan, Feb, which accounts for 49% 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 Douglas County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 91.2°F. That drives 385 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Douglas County?

Yes. Douglas County averages 21.8 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station MINDEN, NV US (USC00265191), 9.6 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.