Is all of Nevada a desert?

Question

I live in Michigan and I'm condsidering moving to Nevada. Is all of Nevada really hot or are their cooler areas? What is the average temperature?

Answer 1

the average temp is pretty cool at night and kinda warm during the day and no its not all a desert and if you move to vegas youll see some desert but not alot

Answer 2

My best friend moved to Sparks which is right next to Reno. The area is the high desert. The weather is very changeable. One minute it's sunny the next it's raining. Summers aren't too hot and the winters are cold but not a lot of snow usually. An hour or so away is Lake Tahoe. I think it's one of the nicest places I've ever been to. A lot of people like to go to the Casinos to gamble. I just go to see the entertainment and enjoy the outdoors. Pine trees everywhere and a smell that makes you feel happy inside.If you like water sports the lake is the place to go. If you like to snow ski there a few really nice ski resorts close by. I wouldn't mind living there if I had a 4-wheel drive for the winter months.

Answer 3

"Desert" and "hot" are not necessarily the same thing. Deserts can be quite cool at night and variably hot during the day.
Much of Nevada is arid to semi-arid (i.e. desert) but there are many parts that are rather lush with vegetation, mostly at higher elevations.
Southern Nevada is much hotter (around Las Vegas in the summer time it can be still 100 F at midnight). Reno is hot in the summer (up to 100 F for a few days out of the year) and can be very cold and windy in the winter, though not as cold as Michigan.

There is lots of snow at Lake Tahoe and in the multiple high mountain ranges that dissect Nevada.

I lived in Reno for 8 years – of course, your preferences for location, climate, culture, activities may differ from mine, but I would recommend Reno for a while anyway; I would not recommend Vegas.

Answer 4

Northern Nevada is a little more Mountainish

Something you may not have taken into acount is the radiation levels in Nevada, i'm not saying Nevada is bad, but it has twice the normal cancer rates then other states, mostly because of atomic testing, just something to prepare for mentally

Average Temperature depends where

Answer 5

It is mostly desert b/c it doesnt get much rainfall, but you have high desert and the low desert. Reno in northern NV is cooler than Vegas and it snows there in winter. Lake Tahoe is also close for really good skiing. Reno has all four seasons so it's not too bad or too hot in summer. But it still gets up to the 90's in summer. Vegas is cool during winter, but from May to Sep/Oct it's pretty hot. Most of southern NV is hot during that time, but it's a dry heat so it doesnt feel as hot as what the actual temperature is. There are cooler locations in the mountains and other parts of the state but very few people live outside of Vegas and Reno, it's where all the jobs and people are. Below you can look at the monthly average temps and precipitation for reno and Vegas.

Averages for Vegas: http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNV0049?from=36hr_bottomnav_outdoors

Averages for Reno: http://www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/outdoors/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USNV0076?from=36hr_bottomnav_outdoors

Answer 6

It is all desert in the sense that there is little rainfall, but the mountainous regions get more and have trees, and are not quite so horribly hot in the summer. Tahoe area might work for you, but unless you like hot, stay away from Vegas.

Answer 7

No, take a look at Reno & Lake Tahoe

Answer 8

thats crazy...................how can a finger say to the hand i dont beleave in the thumb.no.... not all is