Fernley, NV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from LAHONTAN DAM, NV US.

BWk Desert (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Fernley has an annual average temperature of 56.5°F with about 4.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is July (average high 96.4°F), and the coldest is December (average low 24.0°F). January is typically the wettest month (0.70 in) and July the driest (0.09 in).

Annual swing
45.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,308
Cooling need
1,260

Best time to visit Fernley

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

56 of 366 (15.3%) of Fernley's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1910s
21
1920s
28
1930s
37
1940s
15
1950s
20
1960s
12
1970s
30
1980s
43
1990s
28
2000s
65
2010s
41
2020s
26

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 46.8°F 25.0°F 35.9°F 0.70 in 5
February 53.0°F 28.3°F 40.7°F 0.50 in 3
March 61.2°F 33.9°F 47.5°F 0.58 in 3
April 67.3°F 39.8°F 53.6°F 0.28 in 3
May 76.1°F 48.4°F 62.3°F 0.62 in 3
June 87.1°F 57.2°F 72.1°F 0.32 in 2
July 96.4°F 65.6°F 81.0°F 0.09 in 1
August 94.2°F 63.6°F 78.9°F 0.16 in 1
September 85.6°F 54.3°F 70.0°F 0.16 in 1
October 71.5°F 42.4°F 57.0°F 0.34 in 1
November 57.2°F 31.2°F 44.2°F 0.38 in 3
December 46.3°F 24.0°F 35.2°F 0.67 in 3

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