Fernley weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Fernley, Nevada: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Lahontan Dam, 15 km from Fernley; records cover 1911–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 4.8 in122 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 24
- Heating degree days
- 4,521
- Cooling degree days
- 1,458
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 12°−11° (heating, 99%) and 103°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Fernley in January
Highs average 47°8° and lows 25°−4°, with 0.7 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 70°21° (2018)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1917)
- Heating degree days
- 902
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fernley in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 28°−2°, with 0.5 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (2007)
- Record low
- −17°−27° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 682
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fernley in March
Highs average 61°16° and lows 34°1°, with 0.58 in15 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 83°28° (2004)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 541
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fernley in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 40°4°, with 0.28 in7.1 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 89°32° (1987)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1929)
- Heating degree days
- 347
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Fernley in May
Highs average 76°24° and lows 48°9°, with 0.62 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2003)
- Record low
- 24°−4° (1974)
- Heating degree days
- 151
- Cooling degree days
- 66
Fernley in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 57°14°, with 0.32 in8.1 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 106°41° (1950)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (2007)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 245
Fernley in July
Highs average 96°36° and lows 66°19°, with 0.09 in2.3 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1931)
- Record low
- 31°−1° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 496
Fernley in August
Highs average 94°35° and lows 64°18°, with 0.16 in4.1 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2026)
- Record low
- 35°2° (1978)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 432
Fernley in September
Highs average 86°30° and lows 54°12°, with 0.16 in4.1 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2022)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1934)
- Heating degree days
- 40
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Fernley in OctoberThis month
Highs average 72°22° and lows 42°6°, with 0.34 in8.6 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 92°33° (1996)
- Record low
- 12°−11° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 277
- Cooling degree days
- 27
Fernley in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 31°0°, with 0.38 in9.7 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 78°26° (2015)
- Record low
- −4°−20° (1935)
- Heating degree days
- 624
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Fernley in December
Highs average 46°8° and lows 24°−4°, with 0.67 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 70°21° (1939)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 925
- Cooling degree days
- 0