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Weather in Elko, NV · National Weather Service + NOAA

Elko has a dry climate

Elko has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 41 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. In November, a normal day reaches 50° and a normal night drops to 21°.

Winter 40°/16°Spring 60°/30°Summer 86°/46°Fall 65°/29°
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Sunrise 9:15 am · sunset 7:38 pm

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What stands out about Elko’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
A dry climateJust 10 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 98% of U.S. towns.Among Nevada’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 15°, colder than 125 of 138 Nevada towns.Barely warmer than a century agoThe last 30 years averaged 0.6° warmer than the 1900s, a smaller shift than 93% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Elko’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

Full climate →
Winter
40° / 16°
14 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
60° / 30°
Last frost around May 29
Summer
86° / 46°
48 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
65° / 29°
First frost around Sep 18
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 18). Last frost next spring: May 29
Best months to be outside
Jun
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Elko get?About 41 inches a winter.When is it wettest?May, with 1.2 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+0.6° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Elko itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Elko Rgnl Airport, NV (1 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.