Dry Valley weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Dry Valley, Nevada: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Spring Valley State Park, 21 km from Dry Valley; records cover 1974–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 13.1 in333 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Jun 26
- First fall freeze
- Jul 15
- Heating degree days
- 7,371
- Cooling degree days
- 142
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are −10°−23° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Dry Valley in January
Highs average 44°7° and lows 10°−12°, with 1 in26 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 68°20° (2015)
- Record low
- −29°−34° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 1181
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in February
Highs average 47°8° and lows 15°−10°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2015)
- Record low
- −33°−36° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 955
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in March
Highs average 55°13° and lows 21°−6°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2026)
- Record low
- −10°−23° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 842
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in April
Highs average 62°17° and lows 24°−4°, with 0.87 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 84°29° (2012)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 655
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in May
Highs average 72°22° and lows 31°−1°, with 0.86 in22 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2003)
- Record low
- 9°−13° (1975)
- Heating degree days
- 433
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in June
Highs average 83°28° and lows 35°2°, with 0.51 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2017)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1996)
- Heating degree days
- 192
- Cooling degree days
- 13
Dry Valley in July
Highs average 89°32° and lows 43°6°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 108°42° (1999)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 42
- Cooling degree days
- 80
Dry Valley in August
Highs average 87°31° and lows 41°5°, with 1.6 in40 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2020)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (2000)
- Heating degree days
- 72
- Cooling degree days
- 44
Dry Valley in September
Highs average 80°27° and lows 33°0°, with 1 in25 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2020)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 266
- Cooling degree days
- 5
Dry Valley in OctoberThis month
Highs average 67°19° and lows 23°−5°, with 1.2 in31 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 89°32° (2010)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 625
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in November
Highs average 54°12° and lows 16°−9°, with 0.69 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1997)
- Record low
- −26°−32° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 908
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Dry Valley in December
Highs average 44°6° and lows 9°−13°, with 1.4 in36 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 71°22° (2021)
- Record low
- −45°−43° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 1200
- Cooling degree days
- 0