Hot-summer Mediterranean
Dayton, Nevada
Lyon County, Nevada · Population 16k · 4,380 ft elevation
Living in Dayton
Dayton has a hot-summer mediterranean climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°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 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Dayton is an outdoor hub: about 48% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,500 ft around town.
Dayton at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 4,380 ft
- Average daily high
- 67°F54th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,494 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $399k72th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,279/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $91k67th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.68th percentile
- Average commute
- 34 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 53%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 48%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,478 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 25°F | 1.7″ | 3.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 28°F | 1.5″ | 1.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 58°F | 33°F | 1.2″ | 1.6″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 63°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| May | 72°F | 44°F | 0.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 51°F | 0.4″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 82°F | 47°F | 0.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 69°F | 38°F | 0.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Nov | 56°F | 30°F | 0.9″ | 0.7″ | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 25°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