Mesquite climate — normals and trends
Mesquite (United States) has a cold semi-arid climate (BSk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 266 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 (30.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Mesquite averages 47 frost days, 117 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 42 rainy days per year.
Mesquite has warmed by +3.2 °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 70 to 24 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 44.4 °C (on 10 July 2021) and the coldest -20.6 °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
MesquiteNevada
- coords
- 36.81°, -114.07°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.9°C
Average daily high
22.9°C
Average daily low
10.8°C
Annual rainfall
266mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
36%
Average peak wind
13.4km/h
Seasonal range
26.0°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
47 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
117 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
42 d/yr
Annual snowfall
14.1 cm
Average feels-like high
20.2 °C
Average feels-like low
7.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
80 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.2 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.69 · 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
44.4 °C
10 July 2021
Coldest day
-20.6 °C
23 December 1990
Wettest day
73 mm
10 August 1942
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
15 April 2002
Strongest gust
124.9 km/h
15 April 2002
Hottest feels-like
43.9 °C
5 July 1985
Coldest feels-like
-25.6 °C
23 December 1990
Snowiest day
13.4 cm
17 December 2008
Sunniest day
14.5 h
23 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 | 10.9 °C | +0.8 °C | 2 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 16.4 °C | +3.5 °C | 36 mm | -2 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | +2 mm |
| Apr | 23.1 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -15 mm |
| May | 28.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 27 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 34.9 °C | +1.7 °C | 6 mm | +3 mm |
| Jul | 36.4 °C | +0.2 °C | 4 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 36.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 34 mm | +15 mm |
| Sep | 30.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 30 mm | +9 mm |
| Oct | 23.8 °C | 0.0 °C | 33 mm | +10 mm |
| Nov | 18.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 43 mm | +20 mm |
| Dec | 14.9 °C | +4.3 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Mesquite?
Mesquite has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.9 °C and it receives 266 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Mesquite?
The hottest day measured in Mesquite between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2021, reaching 44.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Mesquite?
The coldest day measured in Mesquite between 1940 and 2025 was 23 December 1990, at -20.6 °C.
Does it snow in Mesquite?
Yes. Mesquite gets on average 14.1 cm of snow per year and has around 47 frost days.
Has the climate of Mesquite warmed?
Yes: Mesquite warmed by +3.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Mesquite?
The wettest day measured in Mesquite between 1940 and 2025 was 10 August 1942, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Mesquite?
The windiest day measured in Mesquite between 1940 and 2025 was 15 April 2002, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Mesquite?
The warmest month in Mesquite is July (30.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Mesquite?
Mesquite receives on average 266 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 42 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Mesquite?
Mesquite gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Mesquite?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Mesquite between 1940 and 2025 was 17 December 2008, with 13.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Mesquite?
Yes: Mesquite has on average 80 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Mesquite?
In Mesquite, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.9 °C on 5 July 1985, and the lowest was -25.6 °C on 23 December 1990.
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