The tables below give yearly averages for snowfall at cities, towns and parks in Nevada. The numbers are for the total amount of snow and for how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres). Plus there's a list of the places that normally stay free of snow year round.
The snowfall totals are annual averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center.
You can jump to a separate table for each region of the state: Southern Nevada, Reno Area, Central Nevada and Northern Nevada.
Places Normally Without Snow Year Round
- No snowfall all year at Boulder City, Callville Bay, Laughlin and North Las Vegas
Southern Nevada
Average annual snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 0.0 |
Boulder City |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0.0 |
Callville Bay, Lake Mead |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0.2 |
Las Vegas |
0.3 |
0.8 |
| 0.0 |
Laughlin |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 0.0 |
North Las Vegas |
0.0 |
0.0 |
| 1.1 |
Red Rock Canyon State Park |
2.9 |
7.4 |
| 0.3 |
Valley of Fire State Park |
0.4 |
1.0 |
Reno Area
Yearly snow averages
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 5.4 |
Carson City |
10.3 |
26.2 |
| 16.3 |
Reno |
21.8 |
55.4 |
| 19.4 |
Virginia City |
51.6 |
131.1 |
Central Nevada
Average snowfall totals for a year
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 4.1 |
Caliente |
8.4 |
21.3 |
| 35.4 |
Ely |
50.7 |
128.8 |
| 9.0 |
Eureka |
28.6 |
72.6 |
| 24.7 |
Great Basin National Park |
70.0 |
177.8 |
| 12.0 |
Spring Valley State Park |
26.6 |
67.6 |
| 12.5 |
Tonopah |
17.3 |
43.9 |
Northern Nevada
Average annual snowfall
| Days |
Place |
Inches |
Centimetres |
| 33.8 |
Elko |
41.3 |
104.9 |
| 32.3 |
Ruby Lake |
54.7 |
138.9 |
| 3.8 |
Rye Patch Reservoir Dam |
5.5 |
14.0 |
| 21.0 |
Winnemucca |
20.9 |
53.1 |