Tonopah weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Tonopah, Nevada: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at Tonopah, 2 km from Tonopah; records cover 1902–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 7 in177 mm
- Snow a year
- Rare
- Last spring freeze
- May 20
- First fall freeze
- Oct 15
- Heating degree days
- 5,757
- Cooling degree days
- 796
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 8°−13° (heating, 99%) and 97°36° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Tonopah in January
Highs average 41°5° and lows 23°−5°, with 0.71 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical January.
- Record high
- 61°16° (2021)
- Record low
- −15°−26° (1937)
- Heating degree days
- 1017
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tonopah in February
Highs average 44°7° and lows 25°−4°, with 1.1 in27 mm of precipitation in a typical February.
- Record high
- 68°20° (1951)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1933)
- Heating degree days
- 847
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tonopah in March
Highs average 52°11° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.72 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical March.
- Record high
- 82°28° (2026)
- Record low
- 7°−14° (1944)
- Heating degree days
- 732
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tonopah in April
Highs average 59°15° and lows 35°2°, with 0.46 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical April.
- Record high
- 82°28° (1953)
- Record low
- 13°−11° (1953)
- Heating degree days
- 540
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tonopah in May
Highs average 69°21° and lows 44°7°, with 0.69 in18 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 94°34° (1951)
- Record low
- 20°−7° (1954)
- Heating degree days
- 281
- Cooling degree days
- 17
Tonopah in June
Highs average 81°27° and lows 54°12°, with 0.28 in7.1 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2017)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 56
- Cooling degree days
- 137
Tonopah in July
Highs average 88°31° and lows 61°16°, with 0.55 in14 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 103°39° (2021)
- Record low
- 40°4° (1950)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 302
Tonopah in August
Highs average 86°30° and lows 60°15°, with 0.53 in13 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 100°38° (2020)
- Record low
- 34°1° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 248
Tonopah in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 51°11°, with 0.41 in10 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 99°37° (2022)
- Record low
- 23°−5° (1902)
- Heating degree days
- 82
- Cooling degree days
- 88
Tonopah in OctoberThis month
Highs average 64°18° and lows 40°4°, with 0.63 in16 mm of precipitation in a typical October.
- Record high
- 88°31° (2020)
- Record low
- 10°−12° (2019)
- Heating degree days
- 408
- Cooling degree days
- 4
Tonopah in November
Highs average 50°10° and lows 30°−1°, with 0.48 in12 mm of precipitation in a typical November.
- Record high
- 74°23° (2020)
- Record low
- 2°−17° (1931)
- Heating degree days
- 741
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Tonopah in December
Highs average 42°5° and lows 21°−6°, with 0.43 in11 mm of precipitation in a typical December.
- Record high
- 65°18° (2021)
- Record low
- −7°−22° (1932)
- Heating degree days
- 1049
- Cooling degree days
- 0