Las Vegas climate
Las Vegas is warmest in July, with average highs of 39 °C, and coldest in December, when nights average 3.6 °C. February is the wettest month (28 mm) and June the driest (1.8 mm). Figures are 1991–2020 climate normals.
Across a full year Las Vegas averages 142 mm of rain, 201 days above 25 °C and 12 days below freezing.
United States · 610 m elevation · population 641,903 · 1991–2020 normals
Temperature below 0 °C to above 30 °C Rain band height is that month’s share of the wettest month
- Warmest month July 39 °C
- Coldest month December 3.6 °C
- Driest month June 2 mm
- Wettest month February 28 mm
- Least cloud September 16 % cloud
- Hottest on record June 46 °C
- Coldest on record December -6.8 °C
What to expectLas Vegas through the year
Las Vegas has a clear annual cycle: average daily highs run from 13 °C in December to 39 °C in July, a swing of 25 °C in mean temperature across the year.
Counted across a normal year, 201 days a year reach 25 °C, 151 of them reach 30 °C, 12 nights drop below freezing. The warmest reading in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C, in June.
Rain is spread fairly evenly through the year, from 2 mm in June to 28 mm in February. There is no dry season to aim for.
Month by month
| Month | Avg high | Rainfall | Cloud |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.4 °C | 22 mm | 41 % |
| February | 16.8 °C | 28 mm | 42 % |
| March | 21.5 °C | 17 mm | 38 % |
| April | 26.0 °C | 7 mm | 32 % |
| May | 31.1 °C | 5 mm | 28 % |
| June | 36.8 °C | 2 mm | 16 % |
| July | 39.4 °C | 7 mm | 23 % |
| August | 38.4 °C | 9 mm | 20 % |
| September | 34.2 °C | 7 mm | 16 % |
| October | 27.1 °C | 8 mm | 22 % |
| November | 19.2 °C | 10 mm | 29 % |
| December | 13.4 °C | 20 mm | 39 % |
Temperature month by month
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Mean | Record high | Record low | Days above 25 °C | Days above 30 °C | Days below 0 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.4 °C | 3.8 °C | 8.5 °C | 23.0 °C | -6.7 °C | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| February | 16.8 °C | 5.3 °C | 10.6 °C | 26.3 °C | -5.0 °C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| March | 21.5 °C | 8.8 °C | 14.8 °C | 32.9 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| April | 26.0 °C | 12.3 °C | 19.1 °C | 37.6 °C | 1.7 °C | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| May | 31.1 °C | 17.0 °C | 24.4 °C | 42.1 °C | 5.6 °C | 28 | 20 | 0 |
| June | 36.8 °C | 22.4 °C | 30.1 °C | 46.4 °C | 9.6 °C | 30 | 28 | 0 |
| July | 39.4 °C | 26.3 °C | 33.3 °C | 45.7 °C | 17.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| August | 38.4 °C | 25.6 °C | 32.3 °C | 45.2 °C | 16.4 °C | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| September | 34.2 °C | 21.2 °C | 27.9 °C | 45.1 °C | 10.3 °C | 30 | 26 | 0 |
| October | 27.1 °C | 14.6 °C | 20.6 °C | 37.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 22 | 9 | 0 |
| November | 19.2 °C | 8.2 °C | 13.3 °C | 30.6 °C | -3.6 °C | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| December | 13.4 °C | 3.6 °C | 8.0 °C | 23.5 °C | -6.8 °C | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Rain, sun and wind month by month
| Month | Rainfall | Wet days | Daylight | Cloud cover | Humidity | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 22 mm | 4 | 10.0 h/day | 41 % | 47 % | 13 km/h |
| February | 28 mm | 4 | 11 h/day | 42 % | 44 % | 15 km/h |
| March | 17 mm | 3 | 12 h/day | 38 % | 35 % | 17 km/h |
| April | 7 mm | 2 | 13 h/day | 32 % | 24 % | 20 km/h |
| May | 5 mm | 1 | 14 h/day | 28 % | 20 % | 20 km/h |
| June | 2 mm | 0 | 15 h/day | 16 % | 15 % | 20 km/h |
| July | 7 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 23 % | 20 % | 18 km/h |
| August | 9 mm | 2 | 14 h/day | 20 % | 23 % | 18 km/h |
| September | 7 mm | 1 | 12 h/day | 16 % | 24 % | 17 km/h |
| October | 8 mm | 2 | 11 h/day | 22 % | 28 % | 15 km/h |
| November | 10 mm | 1 | 10 h/day | 29 % | 36 % | 13 km/h |
| December | 20 mm | 3 | 9.7 h/day | 39 % | 45 % | 13 km/h |
How Las Vegas compares
The same four figures for nearby destinations, so the numbers above have something to be read against. Summer high is the warmest month's average high; winter low is the coldest month's average low.
| Destination | Summer high | Winter low | Rain per year | Days above 25 °C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | 39 °C | 3.6 °C | 142 mm | 201 |
| Spring Valley · United States | 39 °C | 3.1 °C | 143 mm | 195 |
| Henderson · United States | 40 °C | 5.1 °C | 133 mm | 206 |
| San Bernardino · United States | 34 °C | 5.0 °C | 392 mm | 186 |
| Fontana · United States | 34 °C | 4.8 °C | 464 mm | 180 |
| Moreno Valley · United States | 33 °C | 4.6 °C | 391 mm | 174 |
Where Las Vegas ranks
| Ranking | Position | Value |
|---|---|---|
| The driest places in North America year-round | 4thof 50 | 12 mm |
| The driest places in North America in November | 5thof 50 | 9.5 mm |
| The driest places in North America in October | 6thof 50 | 8.4 mm |
| The warmest places in North America in August | 6thof 50 | 38 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in July | 6thof 50 | 39 °C |
| The warmest places in North America in June | 9thof 50 | 37 °C |
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QuestionsCommon questions about Las Vegas’s climate
When is the best time to visit Las Vegas?
That depends on what you want, so the honest answer is a comparison rather than a single month. April, May, October sit closest to 20 °C on average, July is the warmest month and June the driest. The month-by-month table above has the full picture.
How hot does Las Vegas get?
In July, the warmest month, daily highs average 39 °C. About 151 days a year pass 30 °C. The highest value in the 1991–2020 record is 46 °C.
How cold does it get in winter?
Nights average 3.6 °C in December, the coldest month. A normal year has 12 nights below freezing.
Which month is wettest in Las Vegas?
February, averaging 28 mm over 4 days with rain. The driest month is June with 2 mm. The year as a whole averages 142 mm.
Are these figures a forecast?
No. They are 1991–2020 climate normals: the average of thirty years, which describes what a month is usually like in Las Vegas rather than what any particular week will bring. Individual years can differ substantially from the normal.
Data sources and method
- ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis — Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), ECMWF. Copernicus Licence
- Open-Meteo — Open-Meteo.com. CC BY 4.0
- NOAA OISST v2.1 — NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public domain
- GeoNames — GeoNames.org. CC BY 4.0
- Normal period
- 1991–2020
- Dataset version
- era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
- Last processed
Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: monthly rankings, daylight hours, beach and comfort scores. Full formulas are on the methodology page.
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.