Reno, NV

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from RENO WFO, NV US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Reno has an annual average temperature of 54.4°F with about 8.1 inches of precipitation per year and 29.7 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.7°F), and the coldest is December (average low 26.8°F). January is typically the wettest month (1.27 in) and August the driest (0.23 in). Snow typically falls from November through April.

Annual swing
41.2°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,638
Cooling need
840

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

147 of 366 (40.2%) of Reno'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.

1990s
32
2000s
129
2010s
112
2020s
93

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 45.8°F 27.4°F 36.6°F 1.27 in 7.0 in 7
February 49.9°F 29.4°F 39.7°F 1.04 in 7.0 in 7
March 56.8°F 33.8°F 45.3°F 0.87 in 4.4 in 6
April 62.5°F 37.6°F 50.1°F 0.49 in 1.8 in 5
May 72.3°F 45.6°F 58.9°F 0.62 in 0.1 in 5
June 82.7°F 53.6°F 68.1°F 0.50 in 3
July 92.7°F 61.3°F 77.0°F 0.30 in 2
August 90.8°F 60.0°F 75.4°F 0.23 in 2
September 82.0°F 53.1°F 67.5°F 0.24 in 2
October 68.2°F 42.6°F 55.4°F 0.61 in 0.1 in 4
November 54.3°F 32.9°F 43.6°F 0.72 in 1.9 in 5
December 44.8°F 26.8°F 35.8°F 1.20 in 7.4 in 7

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