Hot desert
Mesquite, Nevada
Clark County, Nevada · Population 21k · 1,535 ft elevation
Living in Mesquite
Mesquite has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 106°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (81% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 61, with about 26 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mesquite is an outdoor hub: about 94% 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.
Mesquite at a glance
- Population
- 21k
- Elevation
- 1,535 ft
- Average daily high
- 83°F94th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,637 hrs94th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $374k69th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,114/mo44th percentile
- Median household income
- $74k49th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.60%17th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 5.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.634th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 119 per 100k36th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 782 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9998th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 83%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 94%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 4,068 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60°F | 30°F | 0.8″ | — | 227 hrs |
| Feb | 65°F | 35°F | 0.9″ | — | 216 hrs |
| Mar | 73°F | 40°F | 0.6″ | — | 283 hrs |
| Apr | 81°F | 46°F | 0.3″ | — | 313 hrs |
| May | 91°F | 56°F | 0.1″ | — | 366 hrs |
| Jun | 101°F | 63°F | 0.1″ | — | 401 hrs |
| Jul | 106°F | 71°F | 0.3″ | — | 382 hrs |
| Aug | 105°F | 70°F | 0.7″ | — | 371 hrs |
| Sep | 97°F | 60°F | 0.3″ | — | 334 hrs |
| Oct | 84°F | 48°F | 0.6″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Nov | 69°F | 37°F | 0.5″ | — | 243 hrs |
| Dec | 59°F | 29°F | 0.6″ | — | 209 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