Hot-summer Mediterranean
Cold Springs, Nevada
Washoe County, Nevada · Population 11k · 5,062 ft elevation
Living in Cold Springs
Cold Springs has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and cold winters (January lows around 24°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 11″ a year, and it gets light snow (17″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Cold Springs is an outdoor hub: about 52% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,300 ft around town.
Cold Springs at a glance
- Population
- 11k
- Elevation
- 5,062 ft
- Average daily high
- 64°F39th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 11″4th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 17″54th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,495 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $418k74th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,854/mo82th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k59th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 93%62th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.36th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 56%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 52%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,346 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 4.0″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 27°F | 1.6″ | 3.1″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 54°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 2.5″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 60°F | 35°F | 0.5″ | 0.6″ | 300 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 42°F | 0.6″ | 0.1″ | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 49°F | 0.5″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 57°F | 0.4″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 55°F | 0.2″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 48°F | 0.3″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 66°F | 37°F | 0.8″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 29°F | 1.1″ | 1.0″ | 215 hrs |
| Dec | 43°F | 24°F | 2.2″ | 5.4″ | 170 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