Cold semi-arid
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Lander County, Nevada · Population 4k · 4,531 ft elevation
Living in Battle Mountain
Battle Mountain has a cold semi-arid climate: scorching summers (July highs around 99°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (21″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Battle Mountain is an outdoor hub: about 56% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Battle Mountain at a glance
- Population
- 4k
- Elevation
- 4,531 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 21″59th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,202 hrs83th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $206k35th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,067/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $78k54th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 12.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 172th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 28%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 56%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,428 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 5.5″ | 159 hrs |
| Feb | 52°F | 26°F | 0.8″ | 3.9″ | 169 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | 2.2″ | 229 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 36°F | 1.1″ | 1.0″ | 263 hrs |
| May | 78°F | 43°F | 1.4″ | 0.1″ | 323 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 50°F | 0.7″ | — | 377 hrs |
| Jul | 99°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 392 hrs |
| Aug | 98°F | 53°F | 0.3″ | — | 370 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 45°F | 0.5″ | — | 319 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 34°F | 0.6″ | 0.3″ | 270 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 2.1″ | 196 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 22°F | 1.0″ | 5.7″ | 137 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology