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Pahrump, Nevada climate

BWk Cold desert

Pahrump has a seasonal mild-temperate climate (Cold desert, Köppen BWk). The hottest month is July with an average daily high near 39°C, while the coldest is December averaging around −3°C at night. Precipitation totals about 126 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — February alone averages 23 mm while June barely receives 2 mm.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 39°C in July.

About 122 days a year above 32 °C

❄️ Winters

Cold

Lows near −3°C in December.

About 76 freezing nights a year

🌧️ Rain

Very dry

About 126 mm of rain a year.

Wettest in February

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.2 °C vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Pahrump climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	14	17	20	24	29	35	39	38	34	27	20	14
Avg temp (°C)	6	8	12	16	21	26	29	28	24	17	10	5
Avg low (°C)	−2	0	4	7	12	16	20	19	14	7	1	−3
Precipitation (mm)	18	23	15	8	4	2	9	5	9	10	6	17

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°C)	14	17	20	24	29	35
Avg temp (°C)	6	8	12	16	21	26
Avg low (°C)	−2	0	4	7	12	16
Precipitation (mm)	18	23	15	8	4	2

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°C)	39	38	34	27	20	14
Avg temp (°C)	29	28	24	17	10	5
Avg low (°C)	20	19	14	7	1	−3
Precipitation (mm)	9	5	9	10	6	17

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	4	3	2	1	0.5	2	2	2	2	1	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.1	2	11	24	29	29	22	5	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	14	5	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	0.9	11	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.0	—	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	4	4	3	2	1	0.5
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	—	—	0.1	2	11	24
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	23	14	5	0.4	0.1	—
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	0.0	—	0.0	—	—	—

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	2	2	1	3
Days with high ≥ 32°C (days)	29	29	22	5	—	—
Days with low ≤ 0°C (days)	—	—	—	0.9	11	22
Days with snowfall ≥ 2.5 cm (days)	—	—	—	—	—	0.1

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	47	45	44	38	35	23	29	26	21	28	37	45
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	11	13	15	16	22	19	21	22	20	16	13
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	11	10	10	6	8	7	6	7	9	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	8	6	5	2	4	3	2	4	5	8
Relative humidity (%)	49	46	41	33	26	18	21	21	23	28	36	46
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	5.6	5.9	6.3	6.3	6.6	6.2	6.0	5.4	5.1	5.0	5.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	47	45	44	38	35	23
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	12	11	13	15	16	22
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	10	10	11	10	10	6
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	9	8	8	6	5	2
Relative humidity (%)	49	46	41	33	26	18
Wind speed (mph)	5.1	5.6	5.9	6.3	6.3	6.6

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	29	26	21	28	37	45
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	19	21	22	20	16	13
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	8	7	6	7	9	10
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	4	3	2	4	5	8
Relative humidity (%)	21	21	23	28	36	46
Wind speed (mph)	6.2	6.0	5.4	5.1	5.0	5.1

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Pahrump 4 NW (NOAA GHCN station USC00265890), about 9 km from the city centre.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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