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Monthly climate in Pahrump, Nevada, United States

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Pahrump features a cold desert climate (BWk).Temperatures typically range between 6 °C (44 °F) and 31 °C (87 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -7 °C (19 °F) or can rise to as high as 43 °C (110 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 147 mm (5.8 inches) and receives 25 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Pahrump enjoys an average of 3658 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 43 minutes to 14 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Pahrump, Nevada, United States §

The warmest months in Pahrump are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 28 to 31 °C (82 - 87 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 6 to 8 °C (44 - 47 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Pahrump experiences 140 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 28 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Pahrump, Nevada, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 20°C
(68°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 28°C
(84°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(99°F)		 41°C
(106°F)		 43°C
(110°F)		 42°C
(108°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 22°C
(72°F)
Mean maximum 18°C
(65°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 41°C
(105°F)		 39°C
(103°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 18°C
(65°F)
Average high 12°C
(54°F)		 13°C
(57°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 35°C
(96°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Daily mean 7°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 11°C
(53°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 31°C
(87°F)		 30°C
(86°F)		 25°C
(78°F)		 17°C
(64°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 6°C
(44°F)
Average low 2°C
(36°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 24°C
(76°F)		 24°C
(75°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 2°C
(35°F)
Mean minimum -4°C
(26°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 19°C
(67°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 -4°C
(25°F)
Minimum -7°C
(19°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 3°C
(37°F)		 6°C
(43°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -5°C
(23°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Pahrump, Nevada, United States §

Pahrump usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 3 rainy days and 20 mm (0.8 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Pahrump are June, September and October. On average, 4 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Pahrump, Nevada, United States.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22 (0.9) 20 (0.8) 19 (0.7) 11 (0.4) 9 (0.4) 1 (0.1) 18 (0.7) 10 (0.4) 6 (0.2) 4 (0.2) 10 (0.4) 17 (0.7)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 3 2 4 2 2 0 3 2 2 1 1 3

Monthly sunshine hours in Pahrump, Nevada, United States §

The sunniest months in Pahrump are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 20 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Pahrump: January, February and December receive an average of 7 hours 12 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Pahrump, Nevada, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 185 241 295 328 368 381 386 365 323 297 256 228
Mean daily daylight hours 9h 59m 10h 52m 11h 59m 13h 8m 14h 6m 14h 34m 14h 18m 13h 27m 12h 21m 11h 12m 10h 13m 9h 43m

Solar UV radiation in Pahrump, Nevada, United States §

Pahrump experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 12, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 5. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Pahrump UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Pahrump, Nevada, United States.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 4 6 9 10 11 12 12 11 10 7 5 3