Cold desert
Hawthorne, Nevada
Mineral County, Nevada · Population 2.9k · 4,341 ft elevation
Living in Hawthorne
Hawthorne has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 96°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 26°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (79% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 21, with about 7 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Hawthorne is an outdoor hub: about 80% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 4,100 ft around town.
Hawthorne at a glance
- Population
- 2.9k
- Elevation
- 4,341 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 43°F36th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,534 hrs91th percentile
- Median AQI
- 212th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,298/mo57th percentile
- Median household income
- $55k22th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.68%24th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.04th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 5%1th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 25%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 101th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 30%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 80%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,101 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 26°F | 0.4″ | 0.3″ | 199 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 30°F | 0.3″ | 0.2″ | 205 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 35°F | 0.5″ | 0.1″ | 273 hrs |
| Apr | 68°F | 40°F | 0.3″ | — | 309 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 48°F | 0.7″ | — | 353 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 56°F | 0.3″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Jul | 96°F | 64°F | 0.3″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 62°F | 0.2″ | — | 376 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 54°F | 0.1″ | — | 335 hrs |
| Oct | 71°F | 42°F | 0.3″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Nov | 57°F | 33°F | 0.4″ | 0.5″ | 231 hrs |
| Dec | 47°F | 26°F | 0.2″ | 0.1″ | 181 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