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Climate of Ely: monthly averages
Based on 25 years of satellite and reanalysis data (2001-2025), July is usually the hottest month in Ely, with average daytime highs around 31°C. December is the coolest, when nights typically fall to about -8°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 290 mm of rain in a typical year. Rainfall is modest in every month; April is the wettest at about 36 mm. The driest stretch is June and November, with under 20 mm a month.
For outdoor plans and travel, June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Ely, with mild days and relatively little rain.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rainfall | Humidity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3° | -8° | 26 mm | 68% |
| Feb | 4° | -6° | 27 mm | 62% |
| Mar | 9° | -3° | 29 mm | 53% |
| Apr | 14° | -1° | 36 mm | 48% |
| May | 20° | 5° | 29 mm | 41% |
| Jun | 27° | 11° | 10 mm | 30% |
| Jul | 31° | 16° | 20 mm | 31% |
| Aug | 30° | 14° | 20 mm | 30% |
| Sep | 24° | 9° | 20 mm | 32% |
| Oct | 16° | 2° | 24 mm | 43% |
| Nov | 8° | -4° | 19 mm | 53% |
| Dec | 2° | -8° | 26 mm | 67% |
Source: NASA POWER (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged over the roughly 50 km grid area around Ely. Values describe typical conditions, not a forecast.
About Ely weather
Ely is a place in Nevada's arid, high-desert climate, one of the driest states in the US, located about 343 km north of Las Vegas. Ely gets hot, dry summers (June–August), especially in the south around Las Vegas each year. Ely closes out the year with cold nights and mild days, colder in the northern high desert. This page shows live, auto-refreshing weather for Ely: 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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Ely is about 343 km north of Las Vegas, in Nevada.
Ely 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 Ely's exact coordinates. No fixed schedule, the page updates whenever you load it.
July is usually the hottest month in Ely, with average daytime highs of about 31°C and nights around 16°C.
The coldest nights come in December, when the average low is about -8°C and daytime highs reach around 2°C. Frost is possible on clear, calm nights.
Ely receives about 290 mm of rain in a typical year. April is the wettest month at roughly 36 mm; no month averages more than 100 mm.
June to September usually offer the most comfortable weather in Ely, with mild daytime temperatures and little rain.
In November Ely typically sees daytime highs near 8°C and lows near -4°C, with about 19 mm of rain over the month and average humidity around 53%. Check the live forecast above for this week's actual conditions.
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The current temperature for Ely 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.
Ely'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.