Warm-summer Mediterranean
Washoe Valley, Nevada
Washoe County, Nevada · Population 3.4k · 5,092 ft elevation
Living in Washoe Valley
Washoe Valley has a warm-summer mediterranean climate: hot summers (July highs around 88°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (14″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 50, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Washoe Valley is an outdoor hub: about 49% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,600 ft around town.
Washoe Valley at a glance
- Population
- 3.4k
- Elevation
- 5,092 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 37°F9th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 14″50th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,494 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5084th percentile
- Median home value
- $567k85th percentile
- Median household income
- $111k81th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.37%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 98%93th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.81th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 34%31th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9773th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 53%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 49%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,576 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44°F | 23°F | 1.7″ | 3.6″ | 194 hrs |
| Feb | 48°F | 26°F | 1.5″ | 1.7″ | 195 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 31°F | 1.2″ | 1.6″ | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 35°F | 0.5″ | — | 300 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 42°F | 0.5″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 48°F | 0.4″ | — | 395 hrs |
| Jul | 88°F | 54°F | 0.2″ | — | 408 hrs |
| Aug | 87°F | 51°F | 0.1″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 80°F | 45°F | 0.2″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 35°F | 0.6″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Nov | 53°F | 27°F | 0.9″ | 0.7″ | 216 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 23°F | 1.5″ | 6.4″ | 171 hrs |
Near Washoe Valley
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology