30-year climate normals

Nye County Climate and Weather Averages

Hottest month — July

92.4°

average daily high. The coldest month is December, averaging a low of 20.4°F.

Nye County gets 4.79" of precipitation a year, and 31% of it falls in Jan, Feb, Mar.

Temperature through the year

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

Month	Avg high	Avg low	Precip
January	45.8°	22.0°	0.45"
February	49.3°	25.1°	0.53"
March	57.6°	30.1°	0.52"
April	64.3°	35.6°	0.29"
May	74.0°	44.1°	0.51"
June	85.3°	52.9°	0.23"
July	92.4°	59.1°	0.50"
August	90.4°	57.0°	0.39"
September	81.7°	49.6°	0.45"
October	68.4°	38.5°	0.38"
November	54.6°	27.4°	0.28"
December	44.6°	20.4°	0.26"

Rainfall by month

Precipitation is spread fairly evenly through the year here, with 31% falling in the wettest three months (Jan, Feb, Mar).

January 0.45"

February 0.53"

March 0.52"

April 0.29"

May 0.51"

June 0.23"

July 0.50"

August 0.39"

September 0.45"

October 0.38"

November 0.28"

December 0.26"

Annual total 4.79"

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 894

Heating degree days How much heating the climate demands 5,268

Approximate annual cooling cost At 13.6¢/kWh, Nevada average $122

Approximate annual electric heating cost Lower where heating is gas rather than electric $251

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 Nye County, where electricity is one line of eight.

Common questions

What is the weather like in Nye County?

Nye County averages a high of 92.4°F in July and a low of 20.4°F in December. Annual precipitation is 4.79 inches, with essentially no snow.

When is the rainy season in Nye County?

The wettest stretch is Jan, Feb, Mar, which accounts for 31% of the year's precipitation. Precipitation is relatively evenly distributed across the year.

How hot does it get in Nye County?

The average daily high in July, the hottest month, is 92.4°F. That drives 894 cooling degree days a year, which is what your air conditioning has to work against.

Does it snow in Nye County?

Effectively no. Measurable snowfall is rare in Nye County.

Sources

Temperature, precipitation and snowfall normals — NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 Monthly Climate Normals, station TONOPAH, NV US (USW00023153), 34.9 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.