Photo: Stan Shebs · CC BY-SA 3.0Indian Springs reaches 100° on about 45 days a year, more than all but 172 U.S. towns
January nights here settle around 30°. February is the wettest month here, with about 5.2 times the rain of June. Precipitation is light here, less than falls on almost every U.S. town. Seedlings are safe outdoors from about March 16, with the first autumn frost due around November 17.
A year in Indian Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Indian Springs’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Indian Springs’ place in Nevada beside it.
What a year in Indian Springs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
About 242 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by March 16 and the first by November 17. Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Mercury Desert Rock Airport, 17 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Indian Springs’ center in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 14°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 1 inches of snow a winter
Snow, measured at Mercury Desert Rock Airport, falls mostly in January. Precipitation (rain plus melted snow) adds up to 4 inches a year; February is the wettest month and June the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 31 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
Heating and cooling a home in Indian Springs
55% of the work is heating. Months averaging under 55° run from November through March.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Mercury Desert Rock Airport.
Living with Indian Springs’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
242 frost-free days in zone 8a. The last frost comes by Mar 16 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Nov 17.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: April, May and October. 30 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Indian Springs from natural hazards, avalanches are the largest share (52%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 21%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Indian Springs and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Indian Springs yet.
Climates most like Indian Springs’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Springs, NV | 30° | 100° | 4" | 1.0" |
| Page, AZ | 28° | 99° | 7" | 0.6" |
| California City, CA | 35° | 100° | 7" | 2.2" |
| San Elizario, TX | 31° | 97° | 9" | 1.7" |
| Sunland Park, NM | 32° | 96° | 9" | 2.0" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Indian Springs averaged 1.9° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.7°).
A bigger shift than in 83% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Indian Springs compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Indian Springs’ place among Nevada’s.
Indian Springs weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Indian Springs’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Mercury Desert Rock Airport. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 30° | 0.5" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 39° – 49° |
| February | 59° | 34° | 0.6" | 0.2" | 5 | 0 | 40° – 53° |
| March | 67° | 39° | 0.4" | 0.2" | 4 | 0 | 46° – 59° |
| April | 74° | 45° | 0.2" | 0.1" | 3 | 0 | 53° – 64° |
| May | 83° | 53° | 0.2" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 60° – 74° |
| June | 94° | 62° | 0.1" | 0.0" | 1 | 0 | 71° – 83° |
| July | 100° | 69° | 0.4" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 80° – 88° |
| August | 98° | 67° | 0.2" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 79° – 87° |
| September | 91° | 59° | 0.3" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 71° – 78° |
| October | 78° | 47° | 0.3" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 58° – 69° |
| November | 65° | 36° | 0.2" | 0.0" | 2 | 0 | 43° – 56° |
| December | 55° | 29° | 0.4" | 0.2" | 3 | 0 | 38° – 46° |
| Year | 77° | 47° | 3.7" | 1.0" | 31 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. May swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 60° to 74°. September is the most reliable, staying within 6°.
Where Indian Springs’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Indian Springs’ center.
- Snow: Mercury Desert Rock Airport.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Mercury Desert Rock Airport, 17 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Indian Springs’ climate
What is the weather like in Indian Springs?
A typical July afternoon reaches 100°, a January night drops to 30°, and about 1 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Milder January nights than 73% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than all but 133 U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Indian Springs in winter?
December nights average 29°. About 47 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest December of the last 30 years the month averaged 38°.
How much snow does Indian Springs get?
About 1.0 inches in a normal winter at Mercury Desert Rock Airport, most of it in January, with snow on the ground about 0 days a year.
How hot does it get in Indian Springs?
July, with a typical high of 100° and a low of 69°. About 116 days a year reach 90° and 45 reach 100° (Mercury Desert Rock Airport).
When is the first and last frost in Indian Springs?
In half of years the last spring frost (32°) comes by March 16 and the first fall frost by November 17, about 242 frost-free days, at Mercury Desert Rock Airport.
What growing zone is Indian Springs in?
Zone 8a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 14°.
What is the best time of year to visit Indian Springs?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), April, May and October. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Indian Springs getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.9° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 83% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Indian Springs.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.