Hot-summer Mediterranean
Carson, Nevada
Carson City County, Nevada · Population 58k · 4,695 ft elevation
Living in Carson
Carson has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Carson is an outdoor hub: about 53% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,900 ft around town.
Carson at a glance
- Population
- 58k
- Elevation
- 4,695 ft
- Average daily high
- 66°F50th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,493 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $427k75th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,172/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $72k46th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.42%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.562th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 26%18th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7628th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 58%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 53%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,937 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 24°F | 1.7″ | 3.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 50°F | 27°F | 1.5″ | 1.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 56°F | 32°F | 1.2″ | 1.6″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 36°F | 0.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 43°F | 0.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 49°F | 0.4″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 53°F | 0.1″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 46°F | 0.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 68°F | 37°F | 0.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 29°F | 0.9″ | 0.7″ | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 45°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 6.4″ | 171 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