Elko climate — normals and trends
Elko (United States) has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 395 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is July (23.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in May.
Elko averages 170 frost days, 44 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 83 rainy days per year.
Elko has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.37 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 185 to 155 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.2 °C (on 12 July 2002) and the coldest -35.0 °C (on 23 December 1990).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
ElkoNevada
- coords
- 40.83°, -115.76°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.6°C
Average daily high
14.1°C
Average daily low
0.8°C
Annual rainfall
395mm
Sunshine / day
10.7h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
14.3km/h
Seasonal range
28.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
170 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
44 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
83 d/yr
Annual snowfall
136.0 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
38.2 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest day
-35.0 °C
23 December 1990
Wettest day
37 mm
5 June 1997
Windiest day
42.8 km/h
27 March 1977
Strongest gust
98.6 km/h
30 March 2010
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
12 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-40.2 °C
23 December 1990
Snowiest day
18.5 cm
24 December 1955
Sunniest day
14.7 h
25 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 16 mm | -24 mm |
| Feb | 5.9 °C | +3.8 °C | 53 mm | +18 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 74 mm | +26 mm |
| Apr | 14.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 20 mm | -28 mm |
| May | 21.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 26 mm | -24 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +3.9 °C | 1 mm | -25 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +1.4 °C | 2 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 30.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 21 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 17 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 15.7 °C | -0.5 °C | 45 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +6.4 °C | 4 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 9.9 °C | +9.2 °C | 29 mm | -14 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Elko?
Elko has a hot-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.6 °C and it receives 395 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Elko?
The hottest day measured in Elko between 1940 and 2025 was 12 July 2002, reaching 38.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Elko?
The coldest day measured in Elko between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1990, at -35.0 °C.
Does it snow in Elko?
Yes. Elko gets on average 136.0 cm of snow per year and has around 170 frost days.
Has the climate of Elko warmed?
Yes: Elko warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Elko?
The wettest day measured in Elko between 1940 and 2025 was 5 June 1997, with 37 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Elko?
The windiest day measured in Elko between 1940 and 2025 was 27 March 1977, with winds reaching 42.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Elko?
The warmest month in Elko is July (23.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.5 °C).
How much does it rain in Elko?
Elko receives on average 395 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 83 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Elko?
Elko gets on average 10.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,905 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Elko?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Elko between 1940 and 2025 was 24 December 1955, with 18.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Elko?
Yes: Elko has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Elko?
In Elko, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 12 July 2002, and the lowest was -40.2 °C on 23 December 1990.
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