Silver Springs has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain
A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 5 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
A year in Silver Springs at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Silver Springs’s climate
Read from where Silver Springs sits among Nevada’s towns. The page puts what stands out first.
5 inches of snow, 4 of rain and melt
January is the wettest month and July the driest. Rain or snow falls on about 38 days a year.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Snowfall by month
Inches of snow
About 188 frost-free days a year
In half of years the last 32° night comes by April 18 and the first by October 25.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
What a year in Silver Springs feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
Living with Silver Springs’s climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a driveway, a furnace and a free afternoon.
188 frost-free days. The last frost comes by Apr 18 in half of years, so many gardeners wait a week or two past that to set out tomatoes. The first fall frost comes by Oct 25.
About 5" in a normal winter.
Months averaging under 55° run from October through April. Heating is 76% of the year’s heating-and-cooling load.
About 82 days a year reach 90°, and July afternoons average 95°.
The nicest months are May and September. 219 miles of trails are waiting.
Parks & trails →Normals are averages. Ice storms, nor’easters, floods and heat waves are on the natural hazards page.
Natural hazards →Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Silver Springs averaged 1.6° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in January (+2.7°).
A bigger shift than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
How Silver Springs compares
Against every U.S. town on TownTapestry, each counted once, with its place in Nevada.
Silver 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 | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 23° | 0.6" | 1.8" | 5 | 1 | 27° – 42° |
| February | 52° | 27° | 0.5" | 0.7" | 4 | 0 | 35° – 46° |
| March | 60° | 32° | 0.5" | 0.3" | 4 | 0 | 39° – 52° |
| April | 66° | 36° | 0.3" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46° – 56° |
| May | 75° | 44° | 0.5" | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52° – 67° |
| June | 86° | 51° | 0.4" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 64° – 73° |
| July | 95° | 59° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 70° – 80° |
| August | 93° | 56° | 0.2" | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70° – 78° |
| September | 84° | 48° | 0.2" | 0 | 2 | 0 | 62° – 70° |
| October | 70° | 37° | 0.3" | 0 | 3 | 0 | 48° – 59° |
| November | 56° | 28° | 0.4" | 0.3" | 3 | 0 | 33° – 49° |
| December | 46° | 22° | 0.5" | 1.4" | 4 | 0 | 27° – 40° |
| Year | 69° | 38° | 4.5" | 4.5" | 38 | 2 |
Heating and cooling a home in Silver Springs
76% of the work is heating.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. Source: NOAA station normals.
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. November swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 33° to 49°. September is the most reliable, staying within 8°.
Common questions about Silver Springs’s climate
What is the coldest month in Silver Springs?
December, with a typical high of 46° and a low of 22°.
What is the hottest month in Silver Springs?
July, with a typical high of 95° and a low of 59°. About 82 days a year reach 90°.
How much snow does Silver Springs get?
About 5 inches in a normal winter, most of it in January.
When is the first frost in Silver Springs?
In half of years the first 32° night comes by October 25, and the last spring frost by April 18.
What is the rainiest month in Silver Springs?
January, with 0.6 inches of rain and melted snow. The year totals 4 inches.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Silver Springs.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded climate normals for Silver Springs itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts come from NOAA’s weather station at Fallon Exp Stn, NV (24 mi, snow) and Lahontan Dam, NV (10 mi, frost, heat and degree days). Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.