Cold desert
Yerington, Nevada
Lyon County, Nevada · Population 3.1k · 4,403 ft elevation
Living in Yerington
Yerington has a cold desert climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 23°F).
Precipitation is very dry at about 5″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ a season).
Skies are exceptionally sunny (77% of possible sunshine). It never gets truly muggy.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Yerington is an outdoor hub: about 63% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 3,400 ft around town.
Yerington at a glance
- Population
- 3.1k
- Elevation
- 4,403 ft
- Average daily high
- 68°F58th percentile
- Average daily low
- 39°F15th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 5″0th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 3,493 hrs90th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $255k48th percentile
- Median rent
- $748/mo8th percentile
- Median household income
- $45k9th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.32%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.2%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 85%20th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 29%23th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%
- Violent crime rate
- 31 per 100k8th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 806 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7124th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9897th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 61%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 63%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 3,412 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 46°F | 23°F | 0.5″ | 0.6″ | 195 hrs |
| Feb | 51°F | 26°F | 0.4″ | 0.4″ | 196 hrs |
| Mar | 59°F | 32°F | 0.5″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Apr | 65°F | 37°F | 0.3″ | 0.3″ | 299 hrs |
| May | 75°F | 45°F | 0.6″ | — | 350 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 52°F | 0.4″ | — | 394 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 59°F | 0.3″ | — | 407 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 56°F | 0.2″ | — | 385 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 49°F | 0.1″ | — | 333 hrs |
| Oct | 70°F | 38°F | 0.3″ | — | 287 hrs |
| Nov | 55°F | 28°F | 0.4″ | 1.0″ | 217 hrs |
| Dec | 44°F | 22°F | 0.4″ | 0.9″ | 172 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