Cold semi-arid
Elko, Nevada
Elko County, Nevada · Population 21k · 5,089 ft elevation
Living in Elko
Elko has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 16°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 10″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are sunny (67% 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.
Elko is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
Elko at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 5,089 ft
- Average daily high
- 63°F35th percentile
- Average daily low
- 32°F2th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 10″3th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,031 hrs70th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median home value
- $285k55th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,174/mo48th percentile
- Median household income
- $76k51th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.057th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 378 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 948 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9695th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 42%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,920 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 38°F | 16°F | 1.2″ | 10.4″ | 162 hrs |
| Feb | 43°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 6.8″ | 160 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 27°F | 1.0″ | 5.5″ | 213 hrs |
| Apr | 59°F | 31°F | 1.1″ | 3.3″ | 239 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 38°F | 1.2″ | 0.4″ | 297 hrs |
| Jun | 81°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 356 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 379 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 49°F | 0.3″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Oct | 65°F | 29°F | 0.7″ | 0.5″ | 254 hrs |
| Nov | 50°F | 22°F | 0.9″ | 4.1″ | 181 hrs |
| Dec | 38°F | 15°F | 1.2″ | 10.2″ | 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