Reno climate — normals and trends
Reno (United States) has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Dsb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 421 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 (21.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-1.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Reno averages 146 frost days, 41 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 70 rainy days per year.
Reno has warmed by +3.0 °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 167 to 125 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.6 °C (on 10 July 2002) and the coldest -27.4 °C (on 6 February 1989).
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
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- coords
- 39.53°, -119.81°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
8.9°C
Average daily high
15.7°C
Average daily low
2.4°C
Annual rainfall
421mm
Sunshine / day
11.0h
Mean relative humidity
54%
Average peak wind
12.2km/h
Seasonal range
23.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
146 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
41 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
70 d/yr
Annual snowfall
148.1 cm
Average feels-like high
13.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-0.7 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.62 · 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
39.6 °C
10 July 2002
Coldest day
-27.4 °C
6 February 1989
Wettest day
75 mm
24 October 2021
Windiest day
35.0 km/h
11 October 1962
Strongest gust
118.1 km/h
2 December 2012
Hottest feels-like
39.7 °C
10 July 2002
Coldest feels-like
-32.0 °C
6 February 1989
Snowiest day
35.8 cm
13 February 2025
Sunniest day
14.2 h
18 June 2024
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 | 6.9 °C | +3.6 °C | 14 mm | -51 mm |
| Feb | 7.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 122 mm | +65 mm |
| Mar | 9.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 69 mm | +14 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 21 mm | -12 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +3.1 °C | 17 mm | -14 mm |
| Jun | 28.2 °C | +3.5 °C | 4 mm | -14 mm |
| Jul | 30.3 °C | +0.2 °C | 14 mm | +4 mm |
| Aug | 30.3 °C | +1.3 °C | 13 mm | +2 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 24 mm | +11 mm |
| Oct | 16.3 °C | -1.2 °C | 43 mm | +17 mm |
| Nov | 13.0 °C | +3.7 °C | 54 mm | +12 mm |
| Dec | 8.1 °C | +4.0 °C | 123 mm | +61 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Reno?
Reno has a warm-summer mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 8.9 °C and it receives 421 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Reno?
The hottest day measured in Reno between 1940 and 2025 was 10 July 2002, reaching 39.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Reno?
The coldest day measured in Reno between 1940 and 2025 was 6 February 1989, at -27.4 °C.
Does it snow in Reno?
Yes. Reno gets on average 148.1 cm of snow per year and has around 146 frost days.
Has the climate of Reno warmed?
Yes: Reno warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Reno?
The wettest day measured in Reno between 1940 and 2025 was 24 October 2021, with 75 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Reno?
The windiest day measured in Reno between 1940 and 2025 was 11 October 1962, with winds reaching 35.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Reno?
The warmest month in Reno is July (21.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-1.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Reno?
Reno receives on average 421 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 70 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Reno?
Reno gets on average 11.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,015 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Reno?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Reno between 1940 and 2025 was 13 February 2025, with 35.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Reno?
Yes: Reno has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Reno?
In Reno, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.7 °C on 10 July 2002, and the lowest was -32.0 °C on 6 February 1989.
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