Hot desert
Moapa Valley, Nevada
Clark County, Nevada · Population 6.7k · 1,345 ft elevation
Living in Moapa Valley
Moapa Valley has a hot desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 109°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 6″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (85% 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.
Moapa Valley is an outdoor hub: about 91% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,200 ft around town.
Moapa Valley at a glance
- Population
- 6.7k
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
- Average daily high
- 85°F98th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 6″1th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,822 hrs98th percentile
- Median AQI
- 6195th percentile
- Median home value
- $361k67th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,007/mo34th percentile
- Median household income
- $84k60th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 92%55th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.244th percentile
- Average commute
- 36 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 10093th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 82%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 91%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,182 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62°F | 33°F | 0.7″ | — | 241 hrs |
| Feb | 67°F | 37°F | 0.9″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Mar | 75°F | 44°F | 0.8″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Apr | 83°F | 50°F | 0.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| May | 93°F | 59°F | 0.1″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Jun | 104°F | 67°F | 0.1″ | — | 413 hrs |
| Jul | 109°F | 74°F | 0.4″ | — | 396 hrs |
| Aug | 107°F | 73°F | 0.4″ | — | 380 hrs |
| Sep | 100°F | 65°F | 0.3″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Oct | 86°F | 52°F | 0.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Nov | 71°F | 39°F | 0.5″ | — | 255 hrs |
| Dec | 60°F | 32°F | 0.6″ | — | 223 hrs |
Near Moapa Valley
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- Whitney, NV · 46k
- Winchester, NV · 38k
- Las Vegas, NV · 651k
- Henderson, NV · 325k
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology