Weather by month
Reno
Nevada
High desert with mountain manners: hot bright days, cold nights, and winter arriving in bursts off the Sierra.
The best time to come
September is the one — warm, still, and clear, with balloons going up over the valley before dawn. June and October bracket it nicely, though October mornings turn genuinely cold.
The year at a glance
| Month | Highs / lows | Temperature range | Wet days | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° / 26° | 3 | 5.2 in | |
| February | 52° / 29° | 3 | 5.2 in | |
| March | 59° / 34° | 2 | 2.9 in | |
| April | 65° / 39° | 2 | — | |
| May | 74° / 47° | 2 | — | |
| June ● | 85° / 54° | 1 | — | |
| July | 94° / 60° | 1 | — | |
| August | 92° / 58° | 1 | — | |
| September ● | 84° / 50° | 1 | — | |
| October ● | 70° / 40° | 1 | — | |
| November | 57° / 31° | 2 | 1.8 in | |
| December | 47° / 26° | 3 | 5.2 in |
Reno facts
- Sits at about 4,410 ft above sea level.
- 7.4 in of rain and melted snow in a typical year, with January the wettest month.
- 20.9 in of snow in a typical winter.
- July runs hottest (94° afternoons); December nights are the coldest (26°).