Climate
Ruth experiences a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cold winters, typical of most small towns in the Great Basin. Due to Ruth's substantial elevation and aridity, the Diurnal temperature variation is large. Nights are cool, even in the summer, and frosts can occur any time of the year, although rare in summer months. Daytime highs in the winter tend to be a few degrees above freezing, but nights can be bitterly cold.
| Climate data for Ruth, Nevada (Elevation 6,880ft) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 62 (17) |
68 (20) |
75 (24) |
80 (27) |
88 (31) |
93 (34) |
100 (38) |
96 (36) |
92 (33) |
86 (30) |
80 (27) |
64 (18) |
100 (38) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 37.8 (3.2) |
40.6 (4.8) |
46.9 (8.3) |
53.9 (12.2) |
64.2 (17.9) |
74.9 (23.8) |
84.0 (28.9) |
82.1 (27.8) |
73.6 (23.1) |
61.7 (16.5) |
47.5 (8.6) |
38.5 (3.6) |
58.8 (14.9) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 6.3 (−14.3) |
11.0 (−11.7) |
18.0 (−7.8) |
23.6 (−4.7) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
38.8 (3.8) |
45.9 (7.7) |
44.5 (6.9) |
34.4 (1.3) |
24.7 (−4.1) |
15.5 (−9.2) |
6.7 (−14.1) |
25.1 (−3.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −30 (−34) |
−31 (−35) |
−19 (−28) |
−12 (−24) |
5 (−15) |
18 (−8) |
18 (−8) |
22 (−6) |
12 (−11) |
−5 (−21) |
−22 (−30) |
−34 (−37) |
−34 (−37) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.91 (23.1) |
1.06 (26.9) |
0.96 (24.4) |
1.40 (35.6) |
1.22 (31) |
1.10 (27.9) |
0.89 (22.6) |
0.95 (24.1) |
0.83 (21.1) |
1.04 (26.4) |
0.82 (20.8) |
0.95 (24.1) |
12.14 (308.4) |
| Snowfall inches (cm) | 10.8 (27.4) |
11.2 (28.4) |
7.9 (20.1) |
6.8 (17.3) |
2.0 (5.1) |
0.3 (0.8) |
0.0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.1 (0.3) |
2.8 (7.1) |
5.3 (13.5) |
10.8 (27.4) |
58.0 (147.3) |
| Source: The Western Regional Climate Center | |||||||||||||
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