Cold desert
Pahrump, Nevada
Nye County, Nevada · Population 46k · 2,700 ft elevation
Living in Pahrump
Pahrump has a cold desert climate: scorching summers (July highs around 101°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 27°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are exceptionally sunny (86% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is excellent: a median AQI of 26, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Pahrump is an outdoor hub: about 93% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 5,500 ft around town.
Pahrump at a glance
- Population
- 46k
- Elevation
- 2,700 ft
- Average daily high
- 78°F84th percentile
- Average daily low
- 46°F52th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,867 hrs99th percentile
- Median AQI
- 263th percentile
- Median home value
- $283k54th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,152/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $59k28th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.46%6th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 82%12th percentile
- Walkability index
- 5.26th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 17%7th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 40%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 10099th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 61%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 93%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 5,479 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Feb | 61°F | 31°F | 0.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Mar | 68°F | 38°F | 0.6″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Apr | 76°F | 44°F | 0.3″ | — | 340 hrs |
| May | 85°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 390 hrs |
| Jun | 95°F | 60°F | 0.1″ | — | 415 hrs |
| Jul | 101°F | 68°F | 0.4″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 100°F | 65°F | 0.2″ | — | 391 hrs |
| Sep | 93°F | 57°F | 0.4″ | — | 347 hrs |
| Oct | 80°F | 44°F | 0.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Nov | 67°F | 33°F | 0.2″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 27°F | 0.7″ | — | 228 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