Cold desert
Fernley, Nevada
Lyon County, Nevada · Population 24k · 4,167 ft elevation
Living in Fernley
Fernley has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 25°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ 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.
Fernley is an outdoor hub: about 33% 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.
Fernley at a glance
- Population
- 24k
- Elevation
- 4,167 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,494 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $353k66th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,463/mo66th percentile
- Median household income
- $88k64th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.59%16th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9493th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 33%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,395 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 1.8″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 28°F | 0.5″ | 0.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 34°F | 0.6″ | 0.3″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 67°F | 40°F | 0.3″ | — | 300 hrs |
| May | 76°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 57°F | 0.3″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 66°F | 0.1″ | — | 409 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 386 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 42°F | 0.3″ | — | 286 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 31°F | 0.4″ | 0.3″ | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 46°F | 24°F | 0.7″ | 1.4″ | 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