Sparks sees rain or snow on roughly 25 fewer days each year.
The year at a glance
Averages from 30 years of climate history, 1991-2020
| Sparks | Metric | Sun Valley |
|---|---|---|
| 258 days | Sunny daysclear or partly cloudy skies | 258 days |
| 7 in | Precipitationper year | 16 in |
| 51 days | Wet daysrain or snow per year | 76 days |
| 40 in | Snowfallper year | 40 in |
| 59 days | Hot daysabove 90 °F | 59 days |
| 128 days | Freezing nightsat or below 32 °F | 120 days |
| 52% | Humidityaverage relative | 53% |
| 53 °F | Average temperatureyear round | 54 °F |
Monthly temperatures
Average daily high and low for each month, in °F. The gap between the two lines is what an ordinary day feels like across the year.
Daily highs
Daily lows
View monthly temperatures as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks high | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 74 | 84 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 71 | 57 | 47 |
| Sun Valley high | 46 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 73 | 83 | 92 | 91 | 83 | 69 | 55 | 45 |
| Sparks low | 25 | 27 | 32 | 36 | 43 | 50 | 56 | 54 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 24 |
| Sun Valley low | 26 | 28 | 32 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 31 | 25 |
Monthly precipitation
Total rain plus melted snow for each month, in inches. Taller bars mean wetter months.
View monthly precipitation as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Sun Valley | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
Monthly sunny days
Days each month with clear or partly cloudy skies, so compare the same month between cities.
View monthly sunny days as a table
| City | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparks | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 15 |
| Sun Valley | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 15 |
Keep comparing
Nearby cities and popular picks for each side of this matchup. Any two cities can be compared from the home page.
Sparks vs another city
- Sparks vs Spanish Springs, NV
- Sparks vs Reno, NV
- Sparks vs Cold Springs, NV
- Sparks vs Dayton, NV
- Sparks vs Incline Village, NV
- Sparks vs New York, NY
- Sparks vs Los Angeles, CA
- Sparks vs Chicago, IL
- Sparks vs Houston, TX
- Sparks vs Phoenix, AZ
- Sparks vs Philadelphia, PA
Sun Valley vs another city
- Sun Valley vs Reno, NV
- Sun Valley vs Spanish Springs, NV
- Sun Valley vs Cold Springs, NV
- Sun Valley vs Incline Village, NV
- Sun Valley vs Dayton, NV
- Sun Valley vs New York, NY
- Sun Valley vs Los Angeles, CA
- Sun Valley vs Chicago, IL
- Sun Valley vs Houston, TX
- Sun Valley vs Phoenix, AZ
- Sun Valley vs Philadelphia, PA
About this data
Every figure on this page is a 30 year average computed from daily climate history for 1991-2020, using each city's own coordinates. Wet days count days with measurable precipitation, calibrated against the wet day counts in NOAA's published climate normals. Sunny days count clear plus partly cloudy days, defined as average cloud cover of 63 percent or less and calibrated against NOAA's published sky cover tables. Snowfall figures are model estimates anchored to NOAA station measurements near each city.
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (ERA5, ERA5-Land).