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Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Tonopah, with average daytime highs around 34°C. December is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -5°C and frost is possible on the coldest nights. That is a wide yearly range of roughly 39°C, so the seasons feel very different from each other.
The area receives about 130 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; January is the wettest at about 19 mm. The driest stretch is all year, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, May to June and September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Tonopah, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 7° | -4° | 19 mm | 56% |
| Feb | 8° | -4° | 16 mm | 51% |
| Mar | 14° | -1° | 11 mm | 43% |
| Apr | 18° | 2° | 11 mm | 39% |
| May | 23° | 7° | 12 mm | 33% |
| Jun | 31° | 13° | 4 mm | 23% |
| Jul | 34° | 18° | 11 mm | 24% |
| Aug | 32° | 16° | 10 mm | 23% |
| Sep | 27° | 12° | 7 mm | 26% |
| Oct | 19° | 4° | 11 mm | 35% |
| Nov | 12° | -1° | 9 mm | 44% |
| Dec | 6° | -5° | 12 mm | 56% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Tonopah. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Tonopah weather
Tonopah, in Nevada's arid, high-desert climate, one of the driest states in the US, is positioned about 277 km south-east of Reno. The warmer months mean hot, dry summers (June–August), especially in the south around Las Vegas. Finally, there's cold nights and mild days, colder in the northern high desert. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Tonopah: 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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Tonopah is about 277 km south-east of Reno, in Nevada.
Tonopah 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 Tonopah's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Tonopah, with average daytime highs of about 34°C and nights around 18°C.
The coldest nights come in December, when the average low is about -5°C and daytime highs reach around 6°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Tonopah receives about 130 mm of rain in a typical year. January is the wettest month at roughly 19 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
May to June and September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Tonopah, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Tonopah typically sees daytime highs near 12°C and lows near -1°C, with about 9 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 44%. 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.
The current temperature for Tonopah updates automatically at the top of this page — scroll to the hourly strip below to see how it's expected to change over the day.
Tonopah'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.