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Climate of Carson City: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Carson City, with average daytime highs around 29°C. December is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -6°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 34°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 640 mm of rain in a typical year. Most of it falls from December, and December is the wettest month at roughly 122 mm. The driest stretch is June to September, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Carson City, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | -5° | 91 mm | 76% |
| Feb | 4° | -5° | 99 mm | 76% |
| Mar | 7° | -3° | 94 mm | 74% |
| Apr | 11° | -1° | 55 mm | 69% |
| May | 16° | 4° | 38 mm | 60% |
| Jun | 23° | 8° | 12 mm | 46% |
| Jul | 29° | 13° | 8 mm | 34% |
| Aug | 28° | 12° | 7 mm | 32% |
| Sep | 23° | 8° | 9 mm | 37% |
| Oct | 16° | 3° | 39 mm | 48% |
| Nov | 8° | -2° | 68 mm | 63% |
| Dec | 3° | -6° | 122 mm | 77% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Carson City. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Carson City weather
Carson City is one of many towns in Nevada's arid, high-desert climate, one of the driest states in the US, about 41 km south of Reno. Before the rains arrive, there's hot, dry summers (June–August), especially in the south around Las Vegas. Cooler months mean cold nights and mild days, colder in the northern high desert. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Carson City: current conditions, an hourly breakdown, a 16-day outlook, a date-lookup tool for any past or future date, and real-time air quality, sourced from Open-Meteo. Local timezone: America/Los_Angeles.
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Carson City is about 41 km south of Reno, in Nevada.
Carson City sees cold nights and mild days, colder in the northern high desert.
The live current conditions, hourly forecast and 16-day outlook above are pulled in real time for Carson City's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Carson City, with average daytime highs of about 29°C and nights around 13°C.
The coldest nights come in December, when the average low is about -6°C and daytime highs reach around 3°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Carson City receives about 640 mm of rain in a typical year. December is the wettest month at roughly 122 mm, the only month that averages more than 100 mm.
June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Carson City, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Carson City typically sees daytime highs near 8°C and lows near -2°C, with about 68 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 63%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
Up to 16 days ahead using the extended forecast and date picker above; further-out or historical dates use the same date lookup tool.
Live temperature for Carson City is shown at the top of this page and refreshes automatically — see the hourly breakdown below for how it changes through the day.
Carson City's day-to-day weather follows the broader pattern of Nevada described above. See the hourly weather forecast or the air quality index for more detail.