Cold semi-arid
Winnemucca, Nevada
Humboldt County, Nevada · Population 8.4k · 4,318 ft elevation
Living in Winnemucca
Winnemucca has a cold semi-arid climate: very hot summers (July highs around 92°F) and cold winters (January lows around 20°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 9″ a year, and it gets light snow (22″ a season).
Skies are sunny (71% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Winnemucca is an outdoor hub: about 56% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,300 ft around town.
Winnemucca at a glance
- Population
- 8.4k
- Elevation
- 4,318 ft
- Average daily high
- 65°F45th percentile
- Average daily low
- 35°F5th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 9″2th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 22″61th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,228 hrs86th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $291k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $969/mo31th percentile
- Median household income
- $81k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.736th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 22%12th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%
- Violent crime rate
- 648 per 100k93th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,552 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9594th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 44%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 56%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,329 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42°F | 20°F | 0.9″ | 4.2″ | 160 hrs |
| Feb | 47°F | 23°F | 0.7″ | 3.1″ | 177 hrs |
| Mar | 55°F | 27°F | 0.8″ | 3.0″ | 228 hrs |
| Apr | 62°F | 32°F | 1.0″ | 1.9″ | 266 hrs |
| May | 71°F | 40°F | 1.3″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Jun | 82°F | 49°F | 0.6″ | — | 374 hrs |
| Jul | 92°F | 57°F | 0.2″ | — | 410 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 53°F | 0.2″ | — | 378 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 43°F | 0.4″ | 0.1″ | 317 hrs |
| Oct | 67°F | 32°F | 0.8″ | 0.5″ | 267 hrs |
| Nov | 52°F | 25°F | 0.7″ | 2.6″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 41°F | 18°F | 1.0″ | 6.2″ | 139 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