Pahrump climate — normals and trends
Pahrump (United States) has a cold desert climate (BWk) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 166 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 (28.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (4.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in February.
Pahrump averages 46 frost days, 99 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 31 rainy days per year.
Pahrump has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 69 to 23 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 43.1 °C (on 10 July 2021) and the coldest -19.6 °C (on 29 January 1949).
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
PahrumpNevada
- coords
- 36.21°, -115.98°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
16.1°C
Average daily high
22.0°C
Average daily low
10.2°C
Annual rainfall
166mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
33%
Average peak wind
15.3km/h
Seasonal range
23.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
46 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
99 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
31 d/yr
Annual snowfall
11.3 cm
Average feels-like high
18.8 °C
Average feels-like low
6.6 °C
Average peak gust
38.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
65 d/yr
Solar radiation
21.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · 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
43.1 °C
10 July 2021
Coldest day
-19.6 °C
29 January 1949
Wettest day
43 mm
24 August 1982
Windiest day
41.0 km/h
18 February 1983
Strongest gust
108.7 km/h
6 December 1966
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
11 July 2021
Coldest feels-like
-25.3 °C
29 January 1949
Snowiest day
10.9 cm
13 January 1949
Sunniest day
14.2 h
22 June 2025
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 11.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 16.0 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 17.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 19 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 21.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 1 mm | -10 mm |
| May | 27.1 °C | +1.7 °C | 16 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 33.6 °C | +2.5 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Jul | 34.5 °C | +0.1 °C | 5 mm | -9 mm |
| Aug | 35.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 4 mm | -11 mm |
| Sep | 29.0 °C | -0.6 °C | 33 mm | +23 mm |
| Oct | 23.3 °C | +0.3 °C | 12 mm | +1 mm |
| Nov | 17.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 63 mm | +50 mm |
| Dec | 14.3 °C | +3.4 °C | 33 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Pahrump?
Pahrump has a cold desert climate (Köppen BWk). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 16.1 °C and it receives 166 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Pahrump?
The hottest day measured in Pahrump between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2021, reaching 43.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Pahrump?
The coldest day measured in Pahrump between 1940 and 2025 was 29 January 1949, at -19.6 °C.
Does it snow in Pahrump?
Yes. Pahrump gets on average 11.3 cm of snow per year and has around 46 frost days.
Has the climate of Pahrump warmed?
Yes: Pahrump warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Pahrump?
The wettest day measured in Pahrump between 1940 and 2025 was 24 August 1982, with 43 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Pahrump?
The windiest day measured in Pahrump between 1940 and 2025 was 18 February 1983, with winds reaching 41.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Pahrump?
The warmest month in Pahrump is July (28.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (4.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Pahrump?
Pahrump receives on average 166 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 31 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Pahrump?
Pahrump gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Pahrump?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Pahrump between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1949, with 10.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Pahrump?
Yes: Pahrump has on average 65 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Pahrump?
In Pahrump, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 11 July 2021, and the lowest was -25.3 °C on 29 January 1949.
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