Sparks, NV

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

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

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Sparks has an annual average temperature of 53.5°F with about 8.4 inches of precipitation per year and 6.8 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.1°F), and the coldest is December (average low 24.5°F). January is typically the wettest month (1.28 in) and September the driest (0.24 in). Snow typically falls from November through March.

Annual swing
37.9°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
4,662
Cooling need
522

Best time to visit Sparks

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

111 of 366 (30.3%) of Sparks'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.

1980s
12
1990s
74
2000s
114
2010s
124
2020s
42

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 48.2°F 24.7°F 36.5°F 1.28 in 2.2 in 6
February 52.9°F 27.4°F 40.2°F 1.00 in 1.0 in 6
March 59.7°F 32.0°F 45.8°F 0.85 in 1.0 in 5
April 65.0°F 36.3°F 50.7°F 0.51 in 0.1 in 3
May 73.9°F 43.1°F 58.5°F 0.69 in 4
June 83.9°F 49.4°F 66.7°F 0.39 in 3
July 92.1°F 55.4°F 73.7°F 0.42 in 2
August 90.8°F 53.3°F 72.0°F 0.28 in 2
September 83.6°F 46.1°F 64.9°F 0.24 in 2
October 71.6°F 36.5°F 54.0°F 0.91 in 3
November 57.2°F 29.2°F 43.2°F 0.70 in 0.8 in 4
December 47.0°F 24.5°F 35.8°F 1.11 in 1.7 in 5

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