Cold desert
West Wendover, Nevada
Elko County, Nevada · Population 4.5k · 4,465 ft elevation
Living in West Wendover
West Wendover has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 19°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 4″ a year, and it gets light snow (27″ a season).
Skies are sunny (70% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 42, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
West Wendover is an outdoor hub: about 71% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,900 ft around town.
West Wendover at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 4,465 ft
- Average daily high
- 62°F30th percentile
- Average daily low
- 41°F25th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 4″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 27″67th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,147 hrs80th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4252th percentile
- Median rent
- $845/mo18th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k12th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Average commute
- 14 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 28%22th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 486 per 100k87th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,479 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9796th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 67%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 71%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,854 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34°F | 19°F | 0.3″ | 6.6″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 42°F | 25°F | 0.2″ | 6.2″ | 179 hrs |
| Mar | 53°F | 32°F | 0.3″ | 2.8″ | 240 hrs |
| Apr | 61°F | 40°F | 0.4″ | 2.6″ | 264 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | 0.3″ | 307 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 58°F | 0.3″ | — | 358 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 67°F | 0.2″ | — | 361 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 64°F | 0.2″ | — | 344 hrs |
| Sep | 77°F | 53°F | 0.5″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Oct | 62°F | 40°F | 0.3″ | 0.3″ | 260 hrs |
| Nov | 46°F | 28°F | 0.2″ | 3.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 35°F | 19°F | 0.2″ | 4.5″ | 151 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