Zip 89832 (Owyhee, NV) Climate

Owyhee, NV 89832 has a semi-arid climate, with hot summers and cold winters. Winters are typically dry and cold, and rarely dip below freezing or snow. Summers can be quite hot, with temperatures reaching up to 90 degrees Fahrenheit on occasion. The area generally receives plenty of sunshine year round, making it a pleasant place to live in. Rainfall is light but consistent throughout the year, averaging around 8 inches per year.

Owyhee (zip 89832), Nevada gets 14 inches of rain, on average, per year. The US average is 38 inches of rain per year.

Owyhee (zip 89832) averages 123 inches of snow per year. The US average is 28 inches of snow per year.

On average, there are 229 sunny days per year in Owyhee (zip 89832). The US average is 205 sunny days.

Owyhee (zip 89832) gets some kind of precipitation, on average, 87 days per year. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. In order for precipitation to be counted you have to get at least .01 inches on the ground to measure.

Weather Highlights

Summer High: the July high is around 85 degrees
Winter Low: the January low is 11
Rain: averages 14 inches of rain a year
Snow: averages 123 inches of snow a year

Bestplaces Comfort Index

The annual BestPlaces Comfort Index for the 89832 zip code is 6.3 (10=best), which means it is one of the least comfortable places in Nevada.

8.6 Summer - 4 Winter

July, June and September are the most pleasant months in the 89832 zip code, while January and December are the least comfortable months.

Climate	Owyhee, Nevada	United States
	13.9 in.	38.1 in.
	122.6 in.	27.8 in.
	86.6 days	106.2 days
	229 days	205 days
	84.6°	85.8°
	10.7°	21.7°
	6.3	7
	4.1	4.3
	5801 ft.	2443 ft.

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.

July is the hottest month for the 89832 zip code with an average high temperature of 84.6°, which ranks it as cooler than most places in Nevada. In the 89832 zip code, there are 4 comfortable months with high temperatures in the range of 70-85°. The most pleasant months of the year for the 89832 zip code are September, June and August.

In the 89832 zip code, there are 12.1 days annually when the high temperature is over 90°, which is cooler than most places in Nevada.

January has the coldest nighttime temperatures for the 89832 zip code with an average of 10.7°. This is one of the coldest places in Nevada.

In the 89832 zip code, there are 242.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below freezing, which is one of the coldest places in Nevada.

In the 89832 zip code, there are 21.6 days annually when the nighttime low temperature falls below zero°, which is one of the coldest places in Nevada.

Humidity is very low in the 89832 zip code, so low that the dry air may be uncomfortable for some people. There are few days during the year when the humidity is even noticable. A very dry climate can lead to cracked, itchy skin and dry eyes.

May is the wettest month in the 89832 zip code with 2.0 inches of rain, and the driest month is August with 0.4 inches. The wettest season is Summer with 36% of yearly precipitation and 15% occurs in Autumn, which is the driest season. The annual rainfall of 13.9 inches in the 89832 zip code means that it is wetter than most places in Nevada.

March is the rainiest month in the 89832 zip code with 9.7 days of rain, and August is the driest month with only 3.1 rainy days. There are 86.6 rainy days annually in the 89832 zip code, which is one of the rainiest places in Nevada. The rainiest season is Summer when it rains 33% of the time and the driest is Autumn with only a 15% chance of a rainy day.

An annual snowfall of 122.6 inches in the 89832 zip code means that it is one of the snowiest places in Nevada. January is the snowiest month in the 89832 zip code with 27.9 inches of snow, and 8 months of the year have significant snowfall.

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