Cold Springs, NV climate
Cold Springs has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals Updated once a decadeWhat a year in Cold Springs feels like
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Cold Springs weather by month
Average highs, lows, rain and snow for every month, from NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 44° | 23° | 2.2" | 4.0" | 6 | 25° – 41° |
| February | 47° | 25° | 2.0" | 3.1" | 6 | 30° – 44° |
| March | 53° | 29° | 1.7" | 2.5" | 5 | 34° – 48° |
| April | 59° | 32° | 0.8" | 0.6" | 4 | 40° – 51° |
| May | 69° | 40° | 0.9" | 0.1" | 4 | 46° – 62° |
| June | 79° | 46° | 0.5" | 0 | 3 | 58° – 67° |
| July | 88° | 53° | 0.3" | 0 | 2 | 64° – 74° |
| August | 87° | 51° | 0.2" | 0 | 1 | 64° – 73° |
| September | 79° | 45° | 0.3" | 0 | 1 | 57° – 66° |
| October | 66° | 36° | 0.8" | 0 | 3 | 46° – 56° |
| November | 52° | 28° | 1.3" | 1.0" | 4 | 30° – 47° |
| December | 43° | 22° | 2.2" | 5.4" | 5 | 27° – 36° |
| Year | 64° | 36° | 13.3" | 16.7" | 44 |
“Wet days” have at least 0.01" of rain or melted snow. “Snow on ground” counts days with 1" or more. The 30-year range is the coldest and warmest that month’s average temperature got between 1991 and 2020.
Rain and snow in Cold Springs
Cold Springs gets 13 inches of rain and melted snow a year. December is the wettest month and August the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 44 days a year.
About 150 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by May 8 and the first one by October 12. That leaves about 150 frost-free days for gardens, shorter than 81% of U.S. towns.
Heating and cooling a home in Cold Springs
Engineers use “degree days” to estimate how hard a furnace or air conditioner works. In Cold Springs, 90% of that work is heating and 10% is cooling, so the furnace matters far more than the air conditioner.
Degree days measure how far each day’s average temperature falls below or rises above 65°, added up over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
Cold Springs and its neighbors
Cold Springs borders 1 town with climate data. January nights across them vary by 1.6°. Reno has both the coldest January nights (25°) and the hottest July afternoons (89°). Cold Springs’s January low is 23° and its July high 88°.
Temperatures and rain come from NOAA’s 5 km grid, so each town gets its own value.
How Cold Springs compares
Compared with every U.S. town and city on TownTapestry, each counted once.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cold Springs averaged 1.4° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.7°). The shift is larger than in 67% of U.S. towns.
Change by month1991–2020 average minus 1901–2000 average, at Cold Springs’s spot on NOAA’s grid
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average, and real years wander around it. November swings the most: between 1991 and 2020 its average temperature ranged from 30° to 47°. August is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Cold Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Cold Springs?
December, with a typical high of 43° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Cold Springs?
July, with a typical high of 88° and a low of 53°. About 40 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Cold Springs get?
About 17 inches in a normal winter, most of it in December.
When is the first frost in Cold Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 12, and the last spring frost by May 8.
What is the rainiest month in Cold Springs?
December, with 2.2 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 13 inches.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Cold Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Stead, NV (7 mi) away. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000.