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30-year climate normals

Humboldt County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

93.6°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 18.1°F.

Humboldt County gets 10.22" of precipitation a year and 15.7" of snow, and 36% of it falls in Mar, Apr, May.

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 42.2° 19.1° 1.26" 4.9"
February 48.0° 23.0° 0.83" 2.5"
March 56.2° 26.8° 1.04" 1.4"
April 62.7° 30.8° 1.28" 1.4"
May 72.4° 38.3° 1.31" 0.1"
June 82.9° 44.0° 0.77" 0.0"
July 93.6° 50.3° 0.21" 0.0"
August 91.5° 47.7° 0.26" 0.0"
September 82.0° 39.4° 0.51" 0.0"
October 67.7° 29.4° 0.89" 0.3"
November 52.5° 23.3° 0.72" 1.1"
December 41.4° 18.1° 1.14" 4.0"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 36% falling in the wettest three months (Mar, Apr, May).

January 1.26"
February 0.83"
March 1.04"
April 1.28"
May 1.31"
June 0.77"
July 0.21"
August 0.26"
September 0.51"
October 0.89"
November 0.72"
December 1.14"
Annual total 10.22"

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 503
Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 6,202
Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.6¢/kWh, Nevada average $68
Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $295

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 Humboldt County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Humboldt County?

Humboldt County averages a high of 93.6°F in July and a low of 18.1°F in December. Annual precipitation is 10.22 inches, including 15.7 inches of snow.

When is the rainy season in Humboldt County?

The wettest stretch is Mar, Apr, May, which accounts for 36% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Humboldt County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 93.6°F. That drives 503 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Humboldt County?

Yes. Humboldt County averages 15.7 inches of snow a year.

Sources

  • Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station OROVADA 3 W, NV US (USC00265818), 18.6 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.