Climate change in Reno, Nevada
Climate change is affecting locations like Reno in a variety of ways. In summer, these impacts include hotter summers, drought, and increased health risks from extreme heat.
Explore these pages to learn how people in Reno are at risk in a warming world.
Reno's climate threats in include:
Explore some ways climate change is affecting Reno in summer
Hotter summers
Hotter summers bring more dangerous heat, higher energy bills, and worse wildfire.
Worsening drought
Warmer, thirstier air worsens drought
More risks for pregnancy
Climate change has doubled pregnancy heat-risk days worldwide (2020-2024).
More record heat
Daily heat records have outnumbered daily cold records in recent years.
More fire weather
Wildfire seasons are lengthening and intensifying.
More graphics about Reno and climate change
Browse climate-related graphics for all seasons localized for Reno, available for download and use consistent with our Terms of use.
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