Searchlight weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Searchlight, Nevada: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Searchlight, 1 km from Searchlight; records cover 1913–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 7.8 in198 mm
- Snow a year
- 0.5 in1.3 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Mar 5
- First fall freeze
- Nov 23
- Heating degree days
- 2,703
- Cooling degree days
- 2,358
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 26°−3° (heating, 99%) and 105°41° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Searchlight in January
Highs average 54°12° and lows 38°3°, with 1.2 in30 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 77°25° (1971)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 589
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Searchlight in February
Highs average 58°14° and lows 39°4°, with 1.5 in38 mm of precipitation and 0.5 in1.3 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 81°27° (1986)
- Record low
- 6°−14° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 469
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Searchlight in March
Highs average 65°18° and lows 44°6°, with 0.73 in19 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 90°32° (1981)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1966)
- Heating degree days
- 339
- Cooling degree days
- 6
Searchlight in April
Highs average 73°23° and lows 49°9°, with 0.36 in9.1 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1949)
- Record low
- 27°−3° (1945)
- Heating degree days
- 175
- Cooling degree days
- 41
Searchlight in May
Highs average 82°28° and lows 57°14°, with 0.15 in3.8 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 102°39° (1951)
- Record low
- 30°−1° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 58
- Cooling degree days
- 188
Searchlight in June
Highs average 93°34° and lows 66°19°, with 0.04 in1 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1924)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 435
Searchlight in July
Highs average 97°36° and lows 72°22°, with 0.81 in21 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 112°44° (2021)
- Record low
- 52°11° (1942)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 615
Searchlight in August
Highs average 96°36° and lows 71°22°, with 0.8 in20 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1933)
- Record low
- 51°11° (1920)
- Heating degree days
- 0
- Cooling degree days
- 575
Searchlight in September
Highs average 89°32° and lows 66°19°, with 0.49 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 108°42° (2020)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1982)
- Heating degree days
- 4
- Cooling degree days
- 375
Searchlight in OctoberThis month
Highs average 77°25° and lows 55°13°, with 0.52 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 98°37° (1978)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1971)
- Heating degree days
- 86
- Cooling degree days
- 116
Searchlight in November
Highs average 63°17° and lows 44°7°, with 0.32 in8.1 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1924)
- Record low
- 15°−9° (1919)
- Heating degree days
- 354
- Cooling degree days
- 7
Searchlight in December
Highs average 53°12° and lows 37°3°, with 0.9 in23 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1928)
- Record low
- 8°−13° (1990)
- Heating degree days
- 626
- Cooling degree days
- 0