Reno Temperatures: Averages by Month
The numbers here tell you how hot and cold the weather usually is in Reno, Nevada during each month of the year.
The average high and low temperatures are listed below by month and annually for Reno, in both degrees Fahrenheit and Celsius.
Maximums and minimums are only part of the temperature picture. To fill in the rest, there's information on how many days a month get above or below a given temperature.
To find out how often it rises over 70, 80 or 90 °F each month in Reno, scroll down farther. There are also monthly and yearly counts of days with cold weather.
The first set of high and low temperatures are averages for 2010 to 2019. Everything else here is based on 1991 to 2020 weather.
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 26 | January | 9 | -3 |
| 52 | 28 | February | 11 | -2 |
| 59 | 34 | March | 15 | 1 |
| 66 | 40 | April | 19 | 4 |
| 73 | 46 | May | 23 | 8 |
| 86 | 55 | June | 30 | 13 |
| 94 | 62 | July | 35 | 17 |
| 93 | 59 | August | 34 | 15 |
| 84 | 52 | September | 29 | 11 |
| 70 | 40 | October | 21 | 5 |
| 57 | 31 | November | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | 26 | December | 8 | -3 |
| 69 | 42 | Year | 21 | 5 |
| High °F | Low °F | High °C | Low °C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 26 | January | 9 | -3 |
| 52 | 29 | February | 11 | -2 |
| 59 | 34 | March | 15 | 1 |
| 65 | 39 | April | 18 | 4 |
| 74 | 47 | May | 23 | 8 |
| 85 | 54 | June | 29 | 12 |
| 94 | 60 | July | 34 | 16 |
| 92 | 58 | August | 33 | 15 |
| 84 | 50 | September | 29 | 10 |
| 70 | 40 | October | 21 | 4 |
| 57 | 31 | November | 14 | -1 |
| 47 | 26 | December | 8 | -4 |
| 69 | 41 | Year | 20 | 5 |
Days of Hot Weather in Reno
Although Reno averages only six days a year of temperatures above 99 °F, three-quarters of the days in July and August get into the 90s. But it almost always drops below 70 at night.
From spring through to fall, Reno's days heat up to at least 50 degrees. During winter though, it usually stays below 70 °F throughout the day.
| 70 °F 21 °C |
80 °F 27 °C |
90 °F 32 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| February | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| May | 21 | 10 | 2 |
| June | 28 | 21 | 10 |
| July | 31 | 31 | 24 |
| August | 31 | 30 | 22 |
| September | 28 | 21 | 8 |
| October | 18 | 5 | 0 |
| November | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| December | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 173 | 120 | 65 |
Days With Cold Temperatures
Most winter nights in Reno have freezing temperatures. On an average of three nights, the thermometer reaches 10 °F or less.
During the daytime, the temperature doesn't climb above freezing about four times a year.
| 20 °F -8 °C |
32 °F 0 °C |
40 °F 4 °C | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8 | 26 | 31 |
| February | 4 | 22 | 27 |
| March | 1 | 15 | 28 |
| April | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| May | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| June | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| September | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| October | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| November | 3 | 19 | 28 |
| December | 9 | 27 | 30 |
| Year | 25 | 122 | 194 |
References
Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 2016. Global Summary of the Month and Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.