Average Sunshine in Nevada for October
Number of Sunny Days
In the table below, the average number of Sunny Days for a city in Nevada is the total days this month when the sky is mostly clear. This includes the days when cloud covers up to 30% of the sky during daylight hours.
Partly Sunny Days have cloud covering from 40% to 70% of the sky during the daytime. The rest of the days during October are mainly overcast, with at least 80% cloud cover.
Total Days With Sun is a sum of the Sunny plus Partly Sunny days. All the numbers are averages, made from years of weather watching, for total days in the month.
City | Sunny Days |
Partly Sunny Days |
Total Days With Sun |
---|---|---|---|
Elko | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Ely | 14 | 8 | 22 |
Las Vegas | 20 | 6 | 26 |
Reno | 16 | 8 | 24 |
Winnemucca | 14 | 7 | 21 |
Amount of Sun
Here's another way to look at how much sunshine a city gets. The % Sun number measures the percentage of time between sunrise and sunset that sunshine reaches the ground. Again, these amounts are monthly averages based on many years of weather observations.
City | % Sun |
---|---|
Ely | 75 |
Las Vegas | 87 |
Reno | 83 |
Winnemucca | 74 |
Reference
National Climatic Data Center. Comparative Climatic Data.