Hawthorne weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Hawthorne, Nevada: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Hawthorne, 1 km from Hawthorne; records cover 1954–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 4.2 in105 mm
- Snow a year
- 1.2 in3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 23
- Heating degree days
- 4,384
- Cooling degree days
- 1,297
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 13°−11° (heating, 99%) and 102°39° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Hawthorne in January
Highs average 48°9° and lows 26°−3°, with 0.43 in11 mm of precipitation and 0.3 in0.8 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 73°23° (2003)
- Record low
- −3°−19° (1963)
- Heating degree days
- 868
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hawthorne in February
Highs average 53°12° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 77°25° (2026)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1962)
- Heating degree days
- 664
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hawthorne in March
Highs average 62°17° and lows 35°2°, with 0.47 in12 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2026)
- Record low
- 14°−10° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 513
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hawthorne in April
Highs average 67°20° and lows 39°4°, with 0.31 in7.9 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (2021)
- Record low
- 16°−9° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 354
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Hawthorne in May
Highs average 77°25° and lows 48°9°, with 0.66 in17 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 101°38° (2025)
- Record low
- 25°−4° (1964)
- Heating degree days
- 146
- Cooling degree days
- 66
Hawthorne in June
Highs average 87°31° and lows 56°13°, with 0.27 in6.9 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2021)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1993)
- Heating degree days
- 30
- Cooling degree days
- 224
Hawthorne in July
Highs average 95°35° and lows 63°17°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (2023)
- Record low
- 44°7° (1955)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 447
Hawthorne in August
Highs average 93°34° and lows 62°16°, with 0.19 in4.8 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 106°41° (2026)
- Record low
- 43°6° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 1
- Cooling degree days
- 382
Hawthorne in September
Highs average 85°29° and lows 54°12°, with 0.11 in2.8 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 105°41° (2022)
- Record low
- 36°2° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 36
- Cooling degree days
- 159
Hawthorne in OctoberThis month
Highs average 71°22° and lows 42°6°, with 0.35 in8.9 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 93°34° (1964)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 273
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Hawthorne in November
Highs average 57°14° and lows 32°0°, with 0.42 in11 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 80°27° (2005)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (2004)
- Heating degree days
- 615
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Hawthorne in December
Highs average 47°8° and lows 26°−3°, with 0.24 in6.1 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 76°24° (2025)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1998)
- Heating degree days
- 883
- Cooling degree days
- 0